Symptomatic outcome of laparoscopic cardiomyotomy without an antireflux procedure: Experience in initial 40 cases

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-143

  Parshad, Rajinder ^a   Hazrah, Priya ^a   Saraya, Anoop ^a   Garg, Pramod ^a   Makharia, Govind ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Antireflux procedure; Dysphagia; Heartburn; Laparoscopic cardiomyotomy; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; CARDIA; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYMPTOM; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42449118959     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e318168db86     Document Type: Article

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