Long-term clinical results of thoracoscopic Heller's myotomy in the treatment of achalasia

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 423-426

  Agrawal, Dharmendra ^a   Meekison, Lynne ^a   Walker, William S ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Heller's myotomy; Minimally invasive; Thoracoscopic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHODILATATION; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARTBURN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; MORTALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PH MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46749120144     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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