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Open Vs Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy in Management of Achalasia Cardia, Retrospective Analysis of 75 Cases [PDF]

open access: yes
Objective: To compare open transabdominal heller myotomy and Laparoscopic heller myotomy in terms of symptom control, safety and quality of life. Methodology: Patients with a diagnosis of achalasia cardia who underwent open as well as laparoscopic Heller
Ahmad Raza   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Contemporary esophageal physiological testing for primary esophageal motility disorder (PEMD) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) before bariatric surgery: A systematic literature review

open access: yesObesity Reviews, Volume 26, Issue 8, August 2025.
Summary Objective This systematic review was conducted to evaluate the preoperative prevalence of primary esophageal motility disorders and gastroesophageal reflux disease in patients with morbid obesity before bariatric surgery. Background The use of esophageal manometry ± 24‐hour pH study before bariatric surgery was explored.
Muhammed Ashraf Memon   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Peroral endoscopic myotomy in spastic esophageal disorders: Clinical outcomes and optimal approaches

open access: yesDigestive Endoscopy, Volume 37, Issue 7, Page 758-765, July 2025.
Objectives The efficacy and safety of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for spastic esophageal disorders (SED), including type III achalasia, distal esophageal spasm (DES), and jackhammer esophagus (JE), remain uncertain due to its rarity. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes and optimal strategies for managing SED.
Tetsuya Tatsuta   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnostics and treatment of cardiac achalasia and cardiospasm: guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological association

open access: yesРоссийский журнал гастроэнтерологии, гепатологии, колопроктологии, 2018
Aim of review. To present clinical guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological association on management of cardiac achalasia and cardiospasm to practical doctors. Summary.
V. T. Ivashkin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnostics and Treatment of Esophageal Achalasia (Clinical Guidelines of the Russian Gastroenterological Association, Russian Scientific Medical Society of Internal Medicine, Russian Society for the Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases, REndO Endoscopic Society)

open access: yesРоссийский журнал гастроэнтерологии, гепатологии, колопроктологии
Aim: to familiarize gastroenterologists, therapists, functional diagnostics and general practitioners (family doctors), radiologists, and endoscopists with modern methods of diagnosis and treatment of achalasia of the cardia.Key points.
V. T. Ivashkin   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Triple A syndrome with ophthalmic manifestations in two siblings

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2007
Triple A syndrome (Allgrove syndrome) is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder characterized by adrenocorticotropic hormone resistant adrenal insufficiency, alacrima, achalasia of the esophageal cardia, progressive neurological degeneration and ...
Babu Kalpana   +3 more
doaj  

Efficacy and safety of per-oral endoscopic myotomy for the treatment of achalasia cardia in Malaysia: a single centre study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
INTRODUCTION: Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM), introduced in 2010, has become a widely accepted treatment for achalasia cardia. However, POEM procedure is technically challenging and recommended to be performed by experienced endoscopists.
Nik Muhamad Affendi, Nik Arsyad   +3 more
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Pneumatic dilation versus intrasphincteric botulinum toxin injection in the treatment of achalasia cardia in India: an economic analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Background: Pneumatic dilation (PD) is an established therapeutic option for achalasia cardia. Recently, intrasphincteric botulinum toxin (BT) has been used to treat achalasia cardia in view of its simplicity and safety.
Aggarwal, R.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Recurrent achalasia after Heller-Toupet procedure: Laparoscopic extended redo heller myotomy and floppy Dor

open access: yesJournal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2007
Recurrences of symptoms after the surgery for achalasia cardia are not uncommon. There are several causes of recurrences but the early recurrences are speculated to be secondary to incomplete myotomy and late recurrence due to fibrosis after the myotomy ...
Golash Vishwanath
doaj  

Unusual achalasic sigmoid esophagus

open access: yesJournal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal, 2019
Achalasia cardia is a rare primary esophageal motility disorder with an incidence of about 1 in 100,000 individuals. If left untreated or inappropriately treated, the disease may progress to end-stage achalasia characterized by megaesophagus or sigmoid ...
Narendra Pandit   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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