Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 197, Issue 3 , Pages 358-363 , September 2003

Selective use of esophageal manometry and 24-Hour pH monitoring before laparoscopic fundoplication

Presented at the American College of Surgeons 88th Annual Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA, October 2002.

  • Constantine T Frantzides, MD, PhD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Surgery (Frantzides), USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Constantine T Frantzides, MD, PhD, FACS, Department of Surgery, Rush University, 1725 West Harrison St, Suite 818, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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  • Mark A Carlson, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center and the VA Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA (Carlson)
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  • Atul K Madan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee-Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA (Madan)
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  • Edward T Stewart, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (Stewart), USA
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  • Claire Smith, MD

      Affiliations

    • Radiology (Smith), Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA

Received 8 October 2002 ,Revised 26 February 2003 ,Accepted 30 April 2003.

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☆ No competing interests declared.

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doi: 10.1016/S1072-7515(03)00591-X

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 197, Issue 3 , Pages 358-363 , September 2003

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