Open AccessHeller Myotomy for Failed Pneumatic Dilation in Achalasia
Author(s) -
Ines Gockel,
Th. Junginger,
G. Bernhard,
V. Eckardt
Publication year - 2004
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 - 10.1097/01.sla.0000114228.34809.01
Subject(s) - medicine , achalasia , myotomy , dilation (metric space) , heller myotomy , surgery , esophagus , mathematics , combinatorics
This long-term prospective study describes the effect of myotomy in patients who fail to respond to repeated pneumatic dilations and compares their clinical course with that of patients responding to dilation therapy.