To Wrap or Not to Wrap After Heller Myotomy. [PDF]
JSLS, 2021 The primary aim of this study is to assess the necessity of fundoplication for reflux in patients undergoing Heller myotomy for achalasia. The secondary aim is to assess the safety of the robotic approach to Heller myotomy.This is a single institution, retrospective analysis of 61 patients who underwent robotic Heller myotomy with or without ...
Darwish MB +8 more
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Single-center experience of transitioning from video-assisted laparoscopic to robotic Heller myotomy with Dor fundoplication for esophageal motility disorders [PDF]
BMC Surgery, 2023 Background Video-assisted laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM) has become the standard treatment option for achalasia. While robotic surgery offering some specific advantages such as better three-dimensional (3D) stereoscopic vision, hand-eye consistency ...
Xun Jiang +8 more
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Laparoscopic Heller myotomy and robotic Heller myotomy: when is it indicated? [PDF]
Mini-invasive Surgery, 2022 Achalasia is a primary motility disorder of unknown origin. Palliative treatment is often adopted to resolve its symptoms by eliminating the resistance due to a non-relaxing and hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter. There are three available effective treatment modalities: pneumatic dilation, laparoscopic Heller myotomy with fundoplication, and ...
Marco G. Patti +2 more
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Robot-Assisted Heller Myotomy Versus Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Cureus, 2023 Robot-assisted Heller myotomy (RAHM) is an increasingly popular alternative to the traditional laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM) in the surgical management of achalasia, with similar outcomes and potentially lower complication rates. We aimed to systematically review the literature by comparing the technical success, outcomes, and complications of RAHM
Ataya K +5 more
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Laparoscopic Heller myotomy with Dor fundoplication for achalasia: an outcome in a tertiary health center of Nepal [PDF]
Frontiers in SurgeryIntroductionLaparoscopic Heller Myotomy with Dor fundoplication is the most effective therapeutic option for Achalasia cardia, with fewer complications. We present the outcomes of this procedure with long-term follow-up in patients with Achalasia cardia ...
Kunal Bikram Deo +7 more
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Endoscopic treatment for persistent dysphagia after heller myotomy in a patient with spastic type of achalasia with the use of the intraoperative high-resolution manometry [PDF]
Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова, 2021 A Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy was performed on the patient with the persistent dysphagia despite preceding Heller myotomy combined with partial fundoplication, relaparotomy, fundoplication wrap reconstruction, gastrostomy and left-sided thoracoscopy with ...
A. A. Smirnov +6 more
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Heller myotomy versus Heller myotomy with fundoplication in patients with achalasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
Ann R Coll Surg Engl, 2022 Introduction Heller myotomy (HM) remains the gold standard procedure for achalasia. The addition of different types of fundoplication to HM has been debated in several studies. Given the contradictory reports, this meta-analysis was undertaken to compare different outcomes after HM and HM with fundoplication (HMF).
Santoro G +4 more
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Blown-out myotomy: an adverse event of laparoscopic Heller myotomy and peroral endoscopic myotomy for achalasia [PDF]
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2021 Amanda Krause, Dustin A Carlson
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Long-Term Follow-up Results of Children Undergoing Achalasia Surgery
Journal of Behçet Uz Children's Hospital, 2021 Objective: Achalasia is a disease characterized by lower esophageal sphincter motility disorder. Whereas there is no clear algorithm in treating achalasia in children, Heller myotomy is known to be as the most effective method.
Kutay Bahadır +8 more
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Endoscopic management of esophageal leak post-heller myotomy for achalasia cardia in children
Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2022 A 9-year-old male child diagnosed to have achalasia cardia when he presented with a history of vomiting of undigested food particles with poor weight gain. He underwent lap Heller myotomy and Dor fundoplication.
Anilkumar Pura Lingegowda +1 more
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