Practical approaches to the surgical management of achalasia

American Surgeon

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 97-102

  Finley, Richard J ^a,b   Rattenberry, Jennifer ^a   Clifton, Joanne C ^a   Finley, Christian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ATELECTASIS; BALLOON DILATATION; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; NOTE; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUBE;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; HUMANS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 40949102146     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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