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ArticleJournal of minimal access surgery

Achalasia 5 years following Roux-en-y gastric bypass.

Mehyar Hefazi Torghabeh, Cheguevara Afaneh, Taha Saif, Gregory F Dakin

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Article in Journal of minimal access surgery. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Mehyar Hefazi TorghabehDepartment of Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA.
Cheguevara AfanehDepartment of Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA.
Taha SaifDepartment of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX, USA.
Gregory F DakinDepartment of Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA.
Cornell University · USNew York Hospital Queens · USNewYork–Presbyterian Hospital · USPresbyterian Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oesophageal achalasia is a rare, but serious condition in which the motility of the lower oesophageal sphincter (LES) is inhibited. This disorder of idiopathic aetiology complicates the peristaltic function and relaxation of the LES that may cause symptoms such as dysphagia, epigastric pain, and regurgitation of an obstructed food. The following case describes achalasia in a patient 5 years following a laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). The patient underwent a laparoscopic Heller myotomy without a fundoplication. Although achalasia seems to be a rare occurrence in obese patients, this is the third case documented in a patient who previously had an RYGB. The role of performing a fundoplication in these patients remains to be elucidated.

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AchalasiafundoplicationHeller myotomyRoux-en-y gastric bypass

Identifiers

PMID26195880
PMCPMC4499927
OpenAlexW1920998783

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