Achalasia results from irreversible alterations of the esophageal myenteric plexus. The target of treatment in this setting is to reduce lower esophageal sphincter resistance to passage of the bolus. Definitive treatment of the disease requires pneumatic dilation or Heller myotomy. Although no controlled studies comparing modern endoscopic and surgical techniques are available, laparoscopic surgery is emerging as the initial intervention of choice.
Achalasia: dilatation, injection or surgery? / A. Peracchia, L. Bonavina. - In: THE CANADIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. - ISSN 0835-7900. - 14:5(2000), pp. 441-443. [10.1155/2000/679608]
Achalasia: dilatation, injection or surgery?
A. PeracchiaPrimo
;L. BonavinaUltimo
2000
Abstract
Achalasia results from irreversible alterations of the esophageal myenteric plexus. The target of treatment in this setting is to reduce lower esophageal sphincter resistance to passage of the bolus. Definitive treatment of the disease requires pneumatic dilation or Heller myotomy. Although no controlled studies comparing modern endoscopic and surgical techniques are available, laparoscopic surgery is emerging as the initial intervention of choice.
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