Minimally-Invasive Esophagomyotomy in 200 Consecutive Patients: Factors Influencing Postoperative Outcomes

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1729-1734

  Schuchert, Matthew J ^a   Luketich, James D ^a   Landreneau, Rodney J ^a   Kilic, Arman ^a   Gooding, William E ^b   Alvelo Rivera, Miguel ^a   Christie, Neil A ^a   Gilbert, Sebastien ^a   Pennathur, Arjun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

COHORT STUDIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETREATMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 42949113489     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.11.017     Document Type: Article

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