Achalasia: Pneumatic Dilation or Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy?

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1284-1285

  Boeckxstaens, G E ^a   Tack, J ^a   Zaninotto, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLOON DILATATION; DECISION MAKING; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; PRESSURE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BALLOON DILATION; DECISION MAKING; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861744224     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-012-1864-z     Document Type: Letter

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