How does the robot affect outcomes? A retrospective review of open, laparoscopic, and robotic Heller myotomy for achalasia

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1047-1050

  Shaligram, Abhijit ^a   Unnirevi, Jayaraj ^a   Simorov, Anton ^a   Kothari, Vishal M ^a   Oleynikov, Dmitry ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Esophagomyotomy; Heller myotomy; Outcomes; Robotic surgery

Indexed keywords

CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863212907     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-011-1994-5     Document Type: Review

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