Laparoscopic antireflux surgery: Key to success in the community setting

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 289-291

  Richter, Joel E ^a   Dempsey, Daniel T ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY;

EID: 39049151236     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01602.x     Document Type: Review

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