How i do it: Laparoscopic heller myotomy with toupet fundoplication for achalasia

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1120-1124

  Tatum, Roger P ^a   Pellegrini, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Antireflux procedure; Heller myotomy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PNEUMOPERITONEUM, ARTIFICIAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349112414     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-008-0585-9     Document Type: Article

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