Minimally invasive myotomy for achalasia in the elderly

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 862-865

  Kilic, Arman ^a   Schuchert, Matthew J ^a   Pennathur, Arjun ^a   Landreneau, Rodney J ^a   Alvelo Rivera, Miguel ^a   Christie, Neil A ^a   Gilbert, Sebastien ^a   Abbas, Ghulam ^a   Luketich, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Esophagomyotomy; Heller myotomy; Megaesophagus; Minimally invasive; Myotomy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILEUS; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH PERFORATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO-ASSISTED SURGERY;

EID: 42149162268     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9657-2     Document Type: Article

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