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Gasless laparoscopic esophagomyotomy

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A case of gasless laparoscopic esophagogastric myotomy for achalasia is presented. The technical aspects of the technique as well as the benefits of this approach are reviewed.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital, 301 South Eighth Street, Suite 4A, 19107, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    D. J. Azurin, L. S. Go & A. L. Schuricht

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Azurin, D.J., Go, L.S. & Schuricht, A.L. Gasless laparoscopic esophagomyotomy. Surg Endosc 9, 1136–1138 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00189006

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