Revisional surgery after heller myotomy for esophageal achalasia

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 321-325

  Petersen, Rebecca P ^a   Pellegrini, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; recurrent dysphagia; revisional surgery

Indexed keywords

BALLOON DILATATION; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; MANOMETRY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; REVIEW;

DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 78149402323     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3181f39fdb     Document Type: Review

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