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ArticleMiddle East journal of digestive diseases2019

Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy for Achalasia: Experience from a Single Referral Tertiary Center.

Alireza Mirsharifi, Ali Ghorbani Abdehgah, Rasoul Mirsharifi, Mehdi Jafari, Noor Fattah, Javad Mikaeli, Ahmad Reza Soroush

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Article in Middle East journal of digestive diseases, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Alireza MirsharifiTehran University of Medical Sciences, Department of General Surgery, Shariati Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Ali Ghorbani AbdehgahTehran University of Medical Sciences, Department of Surgery, Research Center of Surgical Outcomes and Procedures, Shariati Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Rasoul MirsharifiTehran University of Medical Sciences, Department of General Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Mehdi JafariTehran University of Medical Sciences, Department of Surgery, Research Center of Surgical Outcomes and Procedures, Shariati Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Noor FattahTehran University of Medical Sciences, Department of General Surgery, Shariati Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Javad MikaeliDigestive Disease Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Shariati Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Ahmad Reza SoroushTehran University of Medical Sciences, Department of Surgery, Research Center of Surgical Outcomes and Procedures, Shariati Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRShariati Hospital · IR

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Abstract

BACKGROUND Achalasia is the most well known esophageal motility disorder. Laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM) is the most effective treatment for achalasia. The aim of this study was to review our results on LHM for achalasia. METHODS In this cross-sectional study all patients undergoing LHM between 2015 and 2017 were studied. The myotomy was followed by an anterior or posterior partial fundoplication. All patients were followed up for at least six months. RESULTS We conducted this prospective study on 36 consecutive patients who underwent LHM over 3 years. The mean age of the patients was 36.64 ± 13.47 years. 30 patients (83.3%) underwent Toupet and 6 patients (16.7%) received Dor fundoplication. 11 patients (30.6%) developed reflux after the procedure. According to the Eckardt Symptom Scoring (ESS), the symptoms improved in 74.2% of the patients and remained unchanged in 25.8% of the patients. Analysis of the ESS, indicated a significant change in regurgitation and retrosternal pain, dysphagia, and weight loss after the surgery (

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AchalasiaBotulinum toxinComplicationHeller myotomyLaparoscopyTertiary center

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