Laparoscopic heller myotomy and dor fundoplication for esophageal achalasia. How i do it

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 764-766

  Patti, Marco G ^a   Fisichella, Piero M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal achalasia; Esophagectomy; Laparoscopic Heller myotomy; Pneumatic dilatation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION;

ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 40849085349     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0368-8     Document Type: Article

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