A novel technique for the surgical treatment of achalasia in children: evaluated with postoperative esophageal manometry
| Autor: | Rathna Amarnath, Faranak Vossoughi, Melissa S. Logan, Christopher M. Watson, Juan I. Camps |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Novel technique
Male medicine.medical_specialty Manometry Achalasia Esophageal Sphincter Lower Cohort Studies Predictive Value of Tests Outcome Assessment Health Care otorhinolaryngologic diseases Medicine Humans Surgical treatment Child Retrospective Studies business.industry Recovery of Function medicine.disease Surgery Esophageal Achalasia Muscle Tonus Female Laparoscopy business Pediatric population Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy |
| Zdroj: | Journal of laparoendoscopicadvanced surgical techniques. Part A. 19(4) |
| ISSN: | 1092-6429 |
| Popis: | The current surgical treatment for achalasia in the pediatric population is the laparoscopic Heller myotomy with or without a fundoplication. Although medical management with serial dilations and botulism toxin injections may offer short-term benefits, surgical therapy offers definitive treatment. In this article, we propose a modified surgical technique that avoids pitfalls associated with the standard procedure and evaluated our results with postoperative manometry.Charts were reviewed for all patients having undergone the proposed surgical procedure. Seven patients underwent postoperative manometry, while 12 answered a short questionnaire.While manometry showed a statistically significant reduction of lower esophageal sphincter tone, from a mean preoperative lower esophageal sphincter (LES) of 56.1 mm Hg (SD = 8.88, 95% CI = 50.36-61.93) to mean postoperative LES tone of 11.69 mm Hg (SD = 11.69, 95% CI = 3.287-20.08; P0.0001), peristalsis was not consistently affected, although a trend toward improvement was noted. Symptoms related to dysphagia were noted in 42% of patients postoperatively but were mild, while all patients showed improved feeding tolerance and weight gain. Interestingly, patients with a postoperative LES pressure12 mm Hg were more likely to have no symptoms, although this LES pressure was arbitrarily chosen and the study was not powered to detect this outcome (chi-square = 3.73, df = 1; P0.053).The proposed surgical technique for the treatment of achalasia in children was successful at improving feeding and weight gain and attaining normal postoperative LES tone; however, underlying esophageal dysmotility persisted. |
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