Endoscopic and surgical management of achalasia

European Surgery - Acta Chirurgica Austriaca

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 146-153

  Zaninotto, Giovanni ^a,b   Rizzetto, C ^b  

^a Divisione Medica I   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Botulinum toxin injection; Laparoscopic Heller myotomy; Pneumatic dilation

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; BALLOON DILATATION; BARIUM MEAL; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FOOD REGURGITATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 51049113403     PISSN: 16828631     EISSN: 16824016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10353-008-0413-1     Document Type: Review

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