Laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy for 'sigmoid' megaesophagus following failed cardiomyotomy: Experience of 11 patients

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1513-1518

  Palanivelu, Chinnusamy ^a   Rangarajan, Muthukumaran ^a   Jategaonkar, Priyadarshan Anand ^a   Maheshkumaar, Gobi Shanmugam ^a   Vijay Anand, Natesan ^a  

^a GEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Failed myotomy; Laparoscopy; Sigmoid esophagus; Transhiatal approach

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MANOMETRY; MEGAESOPHAGUS; MYOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGECTOMY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MANOMETRY; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43049122453     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-007-0050-8     Document Type: Article

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