Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy in a Patient with Achalasia Cardia with Prior Heller’s Myotomy [PDF]
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2020 Achalasia cardia is an esophageal myenteric plexus disorder characterized by absence of or incomplete lower esophageal sphincter relaxation and esophageal aperistalsis; Heller’s myotomy is the main treatment of choice due to a lower failure rate ...
Muhammad Miftahussurur +3 more
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What to do when Heller's myotomy fails? Pneumatic dilatation, laparoscopic remyotomy or peroral endoscopic myotomy: A systematic review [PDF]
Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2018 Background: Surgical treatment of achalasia fails in 10%–20% of patients. The most frequent responsible cause is the performance of an incomplete myotomy at primary surgery. The treatment when the failure happens is not well defined.
Sonia Fernandez-Ananin +4 more
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Use real-time near-infrared fluorescence during Heller's cardiomyotomy for achalasia cardia
Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2023 Laparoscopic Heller's cardiomyotomy is the surgical procedure of choice in the management of oesophageal achalasia. It is critical to confirm the completeness of the myotomy and mucosal integrity at the conclusion of the procedure. This is conventionally
Srikanth Gadiyaram +2 more
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Heller's myotomy: a hundred years of success! [PDF]
Arq Bras Cir Dig, 2014 n April 14, 1913, Monday, the young surgeon of 36 years, Ernst Heller, assistant professor of Erwin Payr, Director of the Surgical Clinic of the University of Leipzig in Germany, while operating a patient with idiopathic achalasia of the esophagus, performed for the first time a cardiomyotomy extramucosal, leaving his enormous contribution to the ...
Andreoll NA, Lope LR, Malafai O.
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The comparisons of different therapeutic modalities for idiopathic achalasia [PDF]
Medicine, 2022 . Background. : Current guidelines recommend per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) and laparoscopic Heller's myotomy (LHM) as first-line treatment of idiopathic achalasia, but the optimum choice between different endoscopic and surgical modalities remains ...
Sz-Iuan Shiu, MD +3 more
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Achalasia Cardia: A Case Series [PDF]
Journal of Nepal Medical AssociationAchalasia cardia is a rare disorder that impacts the lower esophageal sphincter and esophageal body. Due to its wide range of symptoms, it can be difficult to diagnose. Here we report three cases of Achalasia Cardia during a period of 9 months.
Nibedita Chapagain +4 more
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Peroral endoscopic myotomy in a patient with failed Heller’s myotomy by use of a novel bipolar radiofrequency device [PDF]
VideoGIE, 2020 Zaheer Nabi, MD, DNB +4 more
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The First Reported Case of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy in a Child in Portugal [PDF]
GE: Portuguese Journal of GastroenterologyIntroduction: Achalasia is a rare disorder, with few cases occurring during childhood. It is also part of the Allgrove syndrome phenotype and a clinical feature that has a major impact on children’s development.
Inês Coelho Rodrigues +4 more
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Significance of neuromuscular monitoring in laparoscopic Heller’s myotomy [PDF]
Saudi Journal of AnaesthesiaM. Aravind, Sana Yasmin Hussain
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Peroral Endoscopic myotomy (POEM) in pediatric achalasia: a retrospective cohort on institutional experience and quality of life [PDF]
Orphanet Journal of Rare DiseasesBackground Achalasia is a rare esophageal motility disorder with an estimated annual incidence of 1–5/100.000 and a mean age at diagnosis > 50 years of age.
Thijs Kuipers +8 more
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