Cardiomyotomy

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 186-193

  Patti, Marco G ^a,b   Tamburini, Andrea ^a,b   Pellegrini, Carlos A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Cardiomyotomy; Esophageal achalasia; Laparoscopic Heller myotomy; Pneumatic dilatation; Thoracoscopic Heller myotomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIA; CHILD; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; THORACOSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIA; CHILD; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 79959638939     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: 15533514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155335069900600403     Document Type: Article

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