Achalasia-if surgical treatment fails: Analysis of remedial surgery

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL.1, 2010, Pages

  Gockel, Ines ^a   Timm, Stephan ^a   Sgourakis, George G ^a   Musholt, Thomas J ^a   Rink, Andreas D ^a   Lang, Hauke ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Heller myotomy; Laparoscopic myotomy; LES; Myotomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REOPERATION;

ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; HUMANS; REOPERATION;

EID: 77951255226     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-009-1018-0     Document Type: Article

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