Clinical, radiological and functional assessment of pulmonary status in patients with achalasia cardia before and after treatment | Zendy

Rajinder Parshad | Zendy; Sudheer Kumar Devana | Zendy; Karthik Panchanatheeswaran | Zendy; Anoop Saraya | Zendy; Govind Makharia | Zendy; Sanchit Sharma | Zendy; Ashu Seith Bhalla | Zendy

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Clinical, radiological and functional assessment of pulmonary status in patients with achalasia cardia before and after treatment

Author(s) -

Rajinder Parshad,

Sudheer Kumar Devana,

Karthik Panchanatheeswaran,

Anoop Saraya,

Govind Makharia,

Sanchit Sharma,

Ashu Seith Bhalla

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezs421

Subject(s) - medicine , achalasia , pulmonary function testing , radiological weapon , lung , respiratory system , radiology , surgery , esophagus

Patients with achalasia have respiratory symptoms due to chronic microaspiration. Achalasia can lead to radiological and functional changes in the lung. We studied the effect of either balloon dilatation or laparoscopic Heller's cardiomyotomy on the reversal of these changes in the lung.

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