Clinical applications of submucosal endoscopy

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 412-417

  Sumiyama, Kazuki ^a   Gostout, Christopher J ^b  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

endoscopic myotomy; mucosal safety valve; natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery; submucosal endoscopy

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOLUMENAL ACHALASIA MYOTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; HUMAN; MYOMECTOMY; MYOTOMY; NATURAL ORIFICE TRANSLUMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; REVIEW; SUBMUCOSAL ENDOSCOPY WITH MUCOSAL FLAP; SUBMUCOSAL TUMOR EXCISION;

ANIMALS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NATURAL ORIFICE ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 80051746248     PISSN: 02671379     EISSN: 15317056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOG.0b013e328349cf8e     Document Type: Review

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