ArticleWorld journal of surgery2015
Recurrent symptoms after Heller myotomy for achalasia: evaluation and treatment.
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- Imaging following endoscopic and surgical treatment of achalasia.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2025Review
- Laparoscopic Heller myotomy with Toupet fundoplication: revisiting GERD in treated achalasia.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- MANAGEMENT OF SYMPTOMS RECURRENCE AFTER MYOTOMY FOR ACHALASIA. A PRACTICAL APPROACH.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2023Review
- Revisional Therapy for Recurrent Symptoms After Heller Myotomy for Achalasia.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2022Article
- Revisional Surgery in Patients with Recurrent Dysphagia after Heller Myotomy.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2020Article
- Peroral endoscopic myectomy: a novel thought to reduce recurrence after previous failed myotomy.VideoGIE : an official video journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy · 2020Article
- POEM vs Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy and Fundoplication: Which Is Now the Gold Standard for Treatment of Achalasia?Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2017Article
- Diagnosis and surgical management of children with oesophageal achalasia: A 10-year single-centre experience in Morocco.African journal of paediatric surgery : AJPSArticle
- Long-term outcome of myotomy and fundoplication based on intraoperative real-time high-resolution manometry in achalasia patients.Annals of gastroenterologyArticle
- What to do when Heller's myotomy fails? Pneumatic dilatation, laparoscopic remyotomy or peroral endoscopic myotomy: A systematic review.Journal of minimal access surgeryReview
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Abstract
A laparoscopic Heller myotomy with partial fundoplication is considered today in most centers in the United States and abroad the treatment of choice for patients with esophageal achalasia. Even though the operation has initially a very high success rate, dysphagia eventually recurs in some patients. In these cases, it is important to perform a careful work-up to identify the cause of the failure and to design a tailored treatment plan by either endoscopic means or revisional surgery. The best results are obtained by a team approach, in Centers where radiologists, gastroenterologists, and surgeons have experience in the diagnosis and treatment of this disease.
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