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Anesthetic Consideration for Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy [PDF]
Clinical Endoscopy, 2019 A recent achalasia guideline suggests that peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a safe option for achalasia that is as effective as Heller myotomy. It is recommended that POEM should be performed under general anesthesia.
Yun-Sic Bang, Chunghyun Park
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Laparoscopic anterior 180-degree versus nissen fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. [PDF]
, 2013 This item is under embargo for a period of 12 months from the date of publication, in accordance with the publisher's policy.Objective: To compare short and longer-term outcome after laparoscopic anterior 180˚ fundoplication (180˚ LAF) versus ...
Ahmed Ali, Usama +7 more
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Neurogastroenterology &Motility, Volume 37, Issue 12, December 2025.From 2011 to 2022, inpatient management of achalasia declined while hospitalization costs rose. POEM utilization increased, accompanied by declines in LHM and esophagectomy rates. As patients presented with higher comorbidity burdens, both mortality and respiratory complications showed an upward trend. ABSTRACT Background Achalasia is a rare esophageal
Ritik M. Goyal +4 more
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Fundoplication After Heller Myotomy: A Retrospective Comparison Between Nissen and Dor
Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2011 Objective: A retrospective comparison between Nissen and Dor fundoplication after laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia.Materials and Methods: From 1998 to 2004 a first group of 48 patients underwent Heller myotomy and Nissen fundoplication for ...
Antonello Cuttitta +7 more
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Intraoperative Endoscopy as Guidance for Adequate Myotomy in Laparoscopic Heller Procedure: A Rare Case Report [PDF]
, 2023 Background: Esophageal achalasia is a rare disorder characterized by the absence of lower esophageal sphincter (LES) relaxation. The cardinal symptom is progressive dysphagia.
Fuadi, Ahmad Fathi +1 more
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Achalasia : what to do in the face of failures of Heller myotomy [PDF]
, 2020 Achalasia is a primary motility disorder of the esophagus, and while there are several treatment options, there is no consensus regarding them. When therapeutic intervention for achalasia fails, a careful evaluation of the cause of the persistent or ...
Bonavina L. +3 more
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Achalasia: Dilation, Injection or Surgery?
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2000 Achalasia results from irreversible alterations of the esophageal myenteric plexus. The target of treatment in this setting is to reduce lower esophageal sphincter resistance to passage of the bolus. Definitive treatment of the disease requires pneumatic
Alberto Peracchia, Luigi Bonavina
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Third space endoscopy: Current evidence and future development
International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention, 2020 Therapeutic endoscopy has evolved tremendously over the past decades and the development of submucosal endoscopy opens the third space for treatment of gastrointestinal diseases.
Alex Qinyang Liu, Philip Wai Yan Chiu
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Neurogastroenterology &Motility, Volume 37, Issue 9, September 2025.Spastic and hypercontractile esophageal motor disorders can cause retrosternal pain and/or dysphagia but may be missed by short‐term high resolution manometry (HRM). 24‐h‐HRM detected considerable circadian variability of esophageal contractility and markedly increased the percentage of patients diagnosed with a major motor disorder.
Jutta Keller +6 more
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Surgery Open Science, 2019 Background: The length of stay after Heller myotomy is 1–5 days. The aim was to report feasibility of the procedure as same day surgery (SDS). Methods: Three steps of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocol: preoperatively, clear liquid diet for 24 ...
Chandni Kaushik +6 more
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