Laparoendoscopic single-site Heller myotomy with anterior fundoplication for achalasia

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1766-1774

  Barry, Linda ^a   Ross, Sharona ^b   Dahal, Sujat ^a   Morton, Connor ^a   Okpaleke, Chinyere ^a   Rosas, Melissa ^a   Rosemurgy, Alexander S ^a  

^a TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Anterior fundoplication; Heller myotomy; Laparoendoscopic single site; Laparoscopic heller myotomy; Less; Minimally invasive surgery; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SINGLE SITE SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX PAIN; VOMITING;

EID: 80051691504     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-010-1454-7     Document Type: Article

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