Surgical treatment for achalasia: When should it be performed, and for which patients?

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 389-398

  Kashiwagi, Hideyuki ^a   Omura, Nobuo ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Dor's fundoplication; Heller myotomy; Laparoscopic surgery; Surgical indication

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; VERAPAMIL;

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; BALLOON DILATATION; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOGASTROSTOMY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; REVIEW; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ZENKER DIVERTICULUM;

ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOPLASTY; ESOPHAGUS; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960307639     PISSN: 18636705     EISSN: 18636713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-010-0765-x     Document Type: Review

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