Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy and Dor Fundoplication for Achalasia
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- 1 August 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Surgery
- Vol. 136 (8) , 870-877
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.136.8.870
Abstract
UNTIL RECENTLY, surgery for achalasia was usually reserved for patients with residual dysphagia after pneumatic dilatation. The excellent results of minimally invasive myotomy, however, have recently convinced many gastroenterologists and surgeons that surgery should become the primary treatment for this disease.1Keywords
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