Laparoscopic anterior cardiomyotomy plus anterior Dor fundoplication without division of lateral and posterior periesophageal anatomic structures for treatment of achalasia of the esophagus

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 369-374

  Braghetto, Italo ^a,b   Korn, Owen ^a   Valladares, Hector ^a   Rodriguez, Alberto ^a   Debandi, Anibal ^a   Brunet, Luis ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b NONE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Dor fundoplication; Laparoscopic cardiomyotomy; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARTBURN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MANOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT DURATION; CARDIA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIA; CHILD; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38849198743     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3180de6580     Document Type: Article

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