The management of esophageal achalasia: from diagnosis to surgical treatment
| Autor: | Adrian Dobrowolsky, P. Marco Fisichella |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
Heller myotomy
medicine.medical_specialty Botulinum Toxins medicine.diagnostic_test Manometry business.industry General surgery MEDLINE Achalasia medicine.disease Surgery Postoperative management Esophageal Achalasia Neuromuscular Agents otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Laparoscopy Surgical treatment business |
| Zdroj: | Updates in Surgery. 66:23-29 |
| ISSN: | 2038-3312 2038-131X |
| Popis: | The goal of this review is to illustrate our approach to patients with achalasia in terms of preoperative evaluation and surgical technique. Indications, patient selection and management are herein discussed. Specifically, we illustrate the pathogenetic theories and diagnostic algorithm with current up-to-date techniques to diagnose achalasia and its manometric variants. Finally, we focus on the therapeutic approaches available today: medical and surgical. A special emphasis is given on the surgical treatment of achalasia and we provide the reader with a detailed description of our pre and postoperative management. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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