title: A new paradigm of endoscopic cricopharyngeal myotomy with CO₂ laser.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan. yonekawa@med.kurume-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shun-Ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chitose
authors.forename: Kiminori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Sachiyo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamakawa
authors.forename: Hirohito
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Umeno
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakashima
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D049631:Esophageal Sphincter, Upper / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006097:Granulation Tissue / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D054020:Lasers, Gas / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010609:Pharyngeal Muscles / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation