Surgical treatment of primary esophageal motility disorders

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 604-608

  Herbella, Fernando A ^a   Tineli, Ana C ^a   Wilson Jr , Jorge L ^a   Del Grande, Jose C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Esophageal motility disorders; Esophageal spasm; Esophagectomy; Hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter; Myotomy; Nutcracker esophagus; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION DISORDER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; HUMAN; MANOMETRY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION;

ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL SPASM, DIFFUSE; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; MANOMETRY;

EID: 39149114428     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0379-5     Document Type: Article

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