Laparoscopic antireflux surgery for the elderly: A surgical and quality-of-life study

Surgery Today

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 305-310

  Wang, Weu ^a   Huang, Ming Te ^a   Wei, Po Li ^a   Lee, Wei Jei ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b MIN SHENG GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fundoplication; Laparoscopy; Old age; Reflux esophagitis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PNEUMONIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43349089459     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: 14362813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-007-3619-0     Document Type: Article

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