Repair of Symptomatic Giant Paraesophageal Hernias in Elderly (>70 Years) Patients Results in Improved Quality of Life

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 389-396

  Louie, Brian E ^a   Blitz, Maurice ^a   Farivar, Alexander S ^a   Orlina, Jeraldine ^a   Aye, Ralph W ^a  

^a SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Laparoscopic; Paraesophageal hernia repair; Quality of life; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HIATUS HERNIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HERNIA, HIATAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952071070     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-010-1324-6     Document Type: Article

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