Laparoscopic Heller myotomy plus Dor fundoplication in 137 achalasic patients: Results on symptoms relief and successful outcome predictors

Updates in Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-15

  Parise, Paolo ^a,b   Santi, Stefano ^a   Solito, Biagio ^a   Pallabazzer, Giovanni ^a   Rossi, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Nuovo S Chiara   (Italy)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Esophageal myotomy; Laparoscopy; Minimally invasive surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855548407     PISSN: 2038131X     EISSN: 20383312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13304-011-0050-2     Document Type: Review

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