Impact of gender and age on the long-term outcome of laparoscopic fundoplication

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2620-2626

  Beck, Plauto E ^a   Watson, David I ^a   Devitt, Peter G ^b   Game, Philip A ^b   Jamieson, Glyn G ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956074404     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-009-0216-y     Document Type: Article

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