Peroral endoscopic esophageal myotomy: Defining the learning curve

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 719-725

  Kurian, Ashwin A ^a   Dunst, Christy M ^b   Sharata, Ahmed ^b   Bhayani, Neil H ^a   Reavis, Kevin M ^b   Swanström, Lee L ^b  

^a PROVIDENCE PORTLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Oregon Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; body mass index; DES; diffuse esophageal spasm; endoscopic submucosal dissection; ESD; gastroesophageal junction; GEJ; length of procedure; LES; LOP; lower esophageal sphincter; natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery; NOTES; peroral endoscopic myotomy; POEM

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION DISORDER; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; FEMALE; HEMATEMESIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; PERITONEUM; PERORAL ENDOSCOPIC ESOPHAGEAL MYOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; NATURAL ORIFICE ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; OPERATIVE TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876111426     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2012.12.006     Document Type: Article

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