Regarding "Two-year results of intermittent electrical stimulation of the lower esophageal sphincter treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease".

Surgery

Professor of Surgery, Emeritus, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, San Marino, CA. Electronic address:

Published: November 2015

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