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In patients with persistent symptoms after Heller myotomy (HM), treatment options include repeat HM, pneumatic dilation, or peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM).
BALASSONE, VALERIO +83 more
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Objective: To determine the effectiveness of endoscopic cricopharyngeal myotomy on upper oesophageal sphincter dysfunction in adults with upper oesophageal sphincter dysfunction and neurological disease.
Gilheaney, Orla +3 more
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Peroral endoscopic myotomy for achalasia
Treatment of achalasia is complicated by symptom recurrence and a significant risk for severe complications. Endoscopic myotomy was developed in the search for a highly efficacious treatment with lower risks.
Fockens, P. +2 more
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Background: Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia with esophagocardiomyotomy in the lesser curvature (LC myotomy) is now established and accepted widely.
Sato, Hiroki +9 more
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Pneumodilation versus laparoscopic Heller's myotomy for achalasia
Boeckxstaens et al. (May 12 issue)1 compare single laparoscopic myotomy with a series of pneumodilation procedures for patients with achalasia. They found no significant difference in outcomes between the two groups, although perforation occurred in 4 ...
Patchett, S E, Slattery, E
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Primary treatment of esophageal achalasia. Long-term results of myotomy and Dor fundoplication.
From 1976 to 1989, 206 patients referred for primary treatment of esophageal achalasia underwent transabdominal Heller's myotomy and anterior fundoplication according to the Dor technique.
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Introduction Achalasia is a rare esophageal disease with potentially lethal complications. Knowledge of the outcomes of the different surgical treatment modalities for achalasia by Heller’s cardiomyotomy (HCM) helps to choose the safest and most ...
Joël Igor Kamla +5 more
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Lopa Misra,1 Norio Fukami,2 Katarina Nikolic,1 Terrence L Trentman1 1Department of Anesthesiology, 2Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA Abstract: Achalasia refers to the lack of smooth muscle ...
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Heller's myotomy with partial fundoplication
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