Laparoscopic Heller's myotomy versus pneumatic dilation in the treatment of idiopathic achalasia: A meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 468-475

  Yaghoobi, Mohammad ^a   Mayrand, Serge ^a   Martel, Myriam ^a   Roshan Afshar, Ira ^a   Bijarchi, Raheleh ^a   Barkun, Alan ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EUROPEAN ORGANISATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER DISEASE-SPECIFIC QUESTIONNAIRE MODULE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GER; LAPAROSCOPIC HELLER'S MYOTOMY; LES; LHM; LOWER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER; MEDICAL OUTCOMES STUDY 36-ITEM SHORT-FORM HEALTH SURVEY; PD; PNEUMATIC DILATION; QLQ-OES24; SF-36;

CATHETERIZATION; DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MANOMETRY; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84882237775     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2013.03.1335     Document Type: Article

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