Laparoscopic cardiomyotomy for achalasia: Clinical outcomes beyond 5 years

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 594-600

  Chen, Zhen ^a   Bessell, Justin R ^a   Chew, Andrew ^a   Watson, David Ian ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Cardiomyotomy; Dysphagia; Esophagus; Laparoscopy; Long term follow up

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950518205     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-010-1158-2     Document Type: Article

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