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Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2/2017

01-02-2017 | SSAT

POEM vs Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy and Fundoplication: Which Is Now the Gold Standard for Treatment of Achalasia?

Authors: Marco G. Patti, Ciro Andolfi, Steven P. Bowers, Nathaniel J. Soper

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 2/2017

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Achalasia is a rare idiopathic disease of esophageal motility characterized by a failure of the esophageal gastric junction (EGJ) to relax during swallowing, combined with aperistalsis of the esophageal body. The lower esophageal sphincter (LES) is hypertensive in about 50 % of patients.1 Dysphagia, regurgitation, retrosternal pain, heartburn, respiratory symptoms, and weight loss are the most common symptoms,1 and esophageal dilation and tortuosity ultimately develop over time without treatment. …
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Metadata
Title
POEM vs Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy and Fundoplication: Which Is Now the Gold Standard for Treatment of Achalasia?
Authors
Marco G. Patti
Ciro Andolfi
Steven P. Bowers
Nathaniel J. Soper
Publication date
01-02-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 2/2017
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-016-3310-0

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