Laparoscopic heller myotomy and anterior fundoplication for achalasia results in a high degree of patient satisfaction.

Yamamura, M S; Gilster, J C; Myers, B S; Deveney, C W; Sheppard, B C

Yamamura, M S; Gilster, J C; Myers, B S; Deveney, C W; Sheppard, B C.

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Yamamura MS; Portland VA Medical Center (P8SURG), 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Rd, Portland, OR 97201,USA.

Arch Surg ; 135(8): 902-6, 2000 Aug.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10922249

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Esophageal Achalasia/surgery; Esophagogastric Junction/surgery; Fundoplication/methods; Laparoscopy/methods; Patient Satisfaction; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bread; Chest Pain/physiopathology; Deglutition/physiology; Deglutition Disorders/physiopathology; Esophageal Achalasia/physiopathology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Fundoplication/psychology; Gastroesophageal Reflux/physiopathology; Heartburn/physiopathology; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Laparoscopy/psychology; Male; Meat; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Esophageal Achalasia / Patient Satisfaction / Laparoscopy / Fundoplication / Esophagogastric Junction Type of study: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Arch Surg Year: 2000 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States

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