A comprehensive appraisal of the surgical treatment of diffuse esophageal spasm

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1133-1145

  Almansa, Cristina ^a   Hinder, Ronald A ^a   Smith, C Daniel ^a   Achem, Sami R ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal myotomy; Esophageal spasm; Esophageal spastic disorders; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ESOPHAGEAL SPASM, DIFFUSE; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43249126858     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0439-x     Document Type: Article

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