Esophageal Achalasia 2011: Pneumatic Dilatation or Laparoscopic Myotomy?

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 870-873

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Achalasia; Laparoscopic Heller myotomy; Outcomes of dilatation; Outcomes of surgery; Pneumatic dilatation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CANADA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; EUROPE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; UNITED STATES;

BALLOON DILATION; CANADA; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; EUROPE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858699096     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-011-1694-4     Document Type: Article

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