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Transcervical Heller Myotomy Using Flexible Endoscopy

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2010
Esophageal achalasia is most commonly treated by laparoscopic myotomy. Transesophageal approaches using flexible endoscopy have recently been described. We hypothesized that using techniques and flexible instruments from our NOTES experience through a small cervical incision would be a safer and less traumatic route for esophageal myotomy.
Georg O, Spaun, Christy M, Dunst, Brittany N, Arnold, Danny V, Martinec, Maria A, Cassera, Lee L, Swanström   +5 more
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Heller Myotomy versus Heller Myotomy with Dor Fundoplication for Achalasia

2017
This chapter provides a summary of the management of patients with achalasia and how the addition of a fundoplication can affect outcomes. The primary question asked is could the addition of a Dor fundoplication to a Heller myotomy decrease the incidence of pathologic gastroesophageal reflux?
Jerald Borgella, Michael Choi, Miguel Burch   +2 more
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Pneumodilation versus Laparoscopic Heller's Myotomy for Achalasia

New England Journal of Medicine, 2011
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Yong, Yuan, Xiao-Xi, Zeng, Yong-Fan, Zhao   +2 more
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Heller Myotomy

Operative Techniques in General Surgery, 2004
Leonardo Villegas, Robert Rege
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Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM): Feasible as Reoperation Following Heller Myotomy

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2014
The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility of performing peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) in the management of recurrent achalasia after failed myotomy.Eight patients presented to our institution between October 2010 and June 2013 with recurrent/persistent symptoms after prior laparoscopic Heller myotomy.
Yalini, Vigneswaran, Amy K, Yetasook, Jin-Cheng, Zhao, Woody, Denham, John G, Linn, Michael B, Ujiki   +5 more
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Robotic-Assisted Heller Myotomy

2007
Laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM) has become the standard treatment option for achalasia. Evidence-based medicine has shown surgical treatment to be the most effective option due to the long-term improvement of symptoms following surgery [5, 6, 13, 20–23]. However, other treatment options are still practiced either due to unavailable surgical expertise
Yoav Mintz, Santiago Horgan
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Local epinephrine facilitates laparoscopic Heller myotomy

Surgical Endoscopy, 1998
Incomplete myotomy and mucosal perforation are the most common technical complications of laparoscopic esophageal myotomy. The muscle layers of the lower esophagus are infiltrated with a 1:100,000 epinephrine solution using a thin needle. Gentle pressure is applied with a peanut sponge to diminish the edema produced by the injections.
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Laparoscopic Heller myotomy

Journal of Visceral Surgery, 2018
A, Valverde, J, Cahais, R, Lupinacci, N, Goasguen, O, Oberlin   +4 more
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Minimally Invasive Heller Myotomy

2020
A Heller myotomy is performed when medical management has failed to improve the symptomatology of esophageal achalasia. It involves incising the smooth muscular layer of esophagus, allowing the lower esophageal sphincter to relax. The chapter prescribes a minimally invasive approach.
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Laparoscopic Cardiomyotomy (Heller Myotomy)

1999
Laparoscopic cardiomyotomy (Heller myotomy) is performed for achalasia. The diagnostic workup must exclude several diseases that can mimic achalasia (malignant obstruction, gastroesophageal reflux with stricture formation, diffuse esophageal spasm, and nutcracker esophagus), as treatment of these is quite different.
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