Open AccessIntraoperative Study on the Relationship Between the Lower Esophageal Sphincter Pressure and the Muscular Components of the Gastro-Esophageal Junction in Achalasic Patients
Author(s) -
Sandro Mattioli,
Vladimiro Pilotti,
Valentino Felice,
M. Simone,
F. D’Ovidio,
G Gozzetti
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199321850-00008
Subject(s) - myotomy , achalasia , medicine , esophageal sphincter , esophagogastric junction , curvatures of the stomach , esophagus , stomach , surgery , reflux , adenocarcinoma , disease , cancer
The lower esophageal sphincter (LES) resting tone originates from the tension of the muscular fibers of the gastro-esophageal (GE) junction. This study determined which of the muscular structures' of the GE junction are actually responsible and to what degree for the LES resting tone in achalasic patients.