Short-term and long-term outcome of endoluminal gastroplication for the treatment of GERD: The first multicenter trial in Japan

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 675-684

  Ozawa, Soji ^a   Kumai, Koichiro ^b   Higuchi, Kazuhide ^c   Arakawa, Tetsuo ^d   Kato, Mototsugu ^e   Asaka, Masahiro ^f   Katada, Natsuya ^g   Kuwano, Hiroyuki ^h   Kitajima, Masaki ⁱ  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Hino Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^c OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^d OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^f HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^g KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^h GUNMA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

ⁱ International University of Health and Welfare Mita Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

ELGP; GERD

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOLUMINAL GASTROPLICATION; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SORE THROAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68149152287     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: 14355922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00535-009-0064-4     Document Type: Article

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