Laparoscopic heller myotomy: Technical aspects and operative pitfalls

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1586-1591

  Vaziri, Khashayar ^a   Soper, Nathaniel J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Esophagus; Heller myotomy; Laparoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ESOPHAGOSCOPE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOSCOPES; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PALLIATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49749147200     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-008-0475-1     Document Type: Article

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