Outcomes of minimally invasive myotomy for the treatment of achalasia in the elderly

Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 342-347

  Craft, Randall O ^a   Aguilar, Brenda E ^a   Flahive, Colleen ^a   Merritt, Marianne V ^a   Chapital, Alyssa B ^a   Schlinkert, Richard T ^a   Harold, Kristi L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Laparoscopic; Myotomy

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951743215     PISSN: 10868089     EISSN: 19383797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4293/108680810X12924466007368     Document Type: Review

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