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Pre-operative endoscopic balloon dilatation and its impact on outcome of laparoscopic Heller cardiomyotomy for patients with achalasia: does the frequency and interval matter?
BACKGROUND: Many surgeons believe that pre-operative balloon dilatation makes laparoscopic myotomy more difficult in achalasia patients. Herein, we wanted to see if prior pneumatic balloon dilatation led to worse outcomes after laparoscopic myotomy. We also assessed if the frequency of dilatations a...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer US
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10520180/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37517041 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00464-023-10314-4 |