Minimally invasive myotomy for the treatment of esophageal achalasia: Evolution of the surgical procedure and the therapeutic algorithm

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 83-87

  Bresadola, Vittorio ^a   Feo, Carlo V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

esophageal achalasia; esophageal motility disorders; fundoplication; laparoscopy; thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ALGORITHM; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; BALLOON DILATATION; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LONG TERM CARE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; MYOTOMY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ALGORITHMS; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; ESOPHAGECTOMY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 84859636332     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e318243368f     Document Type: Review

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