Laparoscopic reoperation with total fundoplication for failed heller myotomy: Is it a possible option? Personal experience and review of literature

International Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 330-334

  Rossetti, Gianluca ^a   Del Genio, Gianmattia ^a   Maffettone, Vincenzo ^a   Fei, Landino ^a   Brusciano, Luigi ^a   Limongelli, Paolo ^a   Pizza, Francesco ^a   Tolone, Salvatore ^a   Di Martino, Maria ^a   Del Genio, Federica ^a   Del Genio, Alberto ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Heller myotomy; Laparoscopy; Reoperation; Total fundoplication

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; REOPERATION; STATISTICS; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; REOPERATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77749260643     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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