Laparoscopic Heller myotomy and fundoplication: Findings and predictive value of early postoperative radiographic studies

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 643-647

  Yoo, C ^a   Levine, M S ^a   Redfern, R O ^a   Laufer, I ^a   Buyske, J ^b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophagus; Fundoplication; Laparoscopic myotomy; Postoperative esophagus

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIATRIZOATE; MEGLUMINE DIATRIZOATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARAMETER; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES;

ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 4944239358     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-004-0182-7     Document Type: Article

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