Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy Can Be Used As Primary Therapy for Esophageal Achalasia Regardless of Age

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 106-112

  Salvador, Renato ^a   Costantini, Mario ^a   Cavallin, Francesco ^c   Zanatta, Lisa ^a   Finotti, Elena ^a   Longo, Cristina ^a   Nicoletti, Loredana ^a   Capovilla, Giovanni ^a   Bardini, Romeo ^a   Zaninotto, Giovanni ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SS Giovanni e Paolo Hospital   (Italy)

^c VENETO INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY IOV IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Esophageal achalasia; Heller Dor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LACERATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOSA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84891857229     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-013-2334-y     Document Type: Article

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