Medium and long-term outcomes after pneumatic dilation or laparoscopic heller myotomy for achalasia: A meta-analysis

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 289-296

  Weber, Cynthia E ^a   Davis, Christopher S ^a   Kramer, Holly J ^a   Gibbs, Jeff T ^a   Robles, Lourdes ^a   Fisichella, Piero Marco ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

achalasia; laparoscopic Heller myotomy; long term outcomes; pneumatic dilation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PNEUMATIC DILATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84865511710     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e31825a2478     Document Type: Article

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