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Efficacy and Safety of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Treatment of Achalasia After Failed Heller Myotomy

open access: yes, 2017
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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Effectiveness of endoscopic cricopharyngeal myotomy in adults with neurological disease: systematic review

open access: yes, 2016
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

open access: yes, 2014
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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Greater curvature myotomy is a safe and effective modified technique in per-oral endoscopic myotomy (with videos)

open access: yes, 2015
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

open access: yes, 2011
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.

open access: yes, 1992
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.
Nosadini A   +4 more
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Perioperative outcomes of the surgical management of achalasia in two tertiary Cameroonian hospitals: a cohort study

open access: yesBMC Gastroenterology
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
doaj   +1 more source

Peroral endoscopic myotomy: procedural complications and pain management for the perioperative clinician

open access: yes, 2017
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 ...
Misra L   +3 more
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Heller's myotomy with partial fundoplication

open access: yesJournal of British Surgery, 1989
P F, Crookes   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Heller's myotomy

open access: yesJournal of British Surgery, 1989
S E A Attwood, G Zaninotto
openaire   +1 more source

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