A short 4-cm oesophageal myotomy relieves the obstructive symptoms of achalasia

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 894-900

  Almarhabi, Yahya ^a   D'Journo, Xavier Benoît ^a   Chen, Long Qi ^a   Martin, Jocelyne ^a   Ferraro, Pasquale ^a   Duranceau, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Anti reflux procedure; Fundoplication; Gastro oesophageal reflux; Myotomy; Oesophagus

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELSEY PARTIAL FUNDOPLICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD REGURGITATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCISION; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SYMPTOM; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350001796     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.04.060     Document Type: Article

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