TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgical management of achalasia
AU - Hunter, J. G.
AU - Richardson, W. S.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - Although achalasia is not a common illness in the United States and Europe, there continues to be a need for surgical therapy for treatment. Laparoscopic Heller myotomy and partial fundoplication has, for the most part, replaced open surgery (abdominal or thoracic) as the surgical treatment of choice. In order to perform this procedure well, one must select patients carefully, evaluate them fully, and adhere to the technical principles required to achieve consistently good results.
AB - Although achalasia is not a common illness in the United States and Europe, there continues to be a need for surgical therapy for treatment. Laparoscopic Heller myotomy and partial fundoplication has, for the most part, replaced open surgery (abdominal or thoracic) as the surgical treatment of choice. In order to perform this procedure well, one must select patients carefully, evaluate them fully, and adhere to the technical principles required to achieve consistently good results.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0039-6109(05)70602-2
DO - 10.1016/S0039-6109(05)70602-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 9347828
AN - SCOPUS:0030820907
SN - 0039-6109
VL - 77
SP - 993
EP - 1015
JO - Surgical Clinics of North America
JF - Surgical Clinics of North America
IS - 5
ER -