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Esophageal Resection for End-Stage Achalasia

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Achalasia

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Primary treatment modalities for esophageal achalasia include pneumatic dilatation, per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), and laparoscopic Heller myotomy. The same options are available when patients experience post-treatment recurrent dysphagia. However, when these interventions are unsuccessful, and the esophagus becomes dilated and sigmoid in shape, the only remaining option is to perform an esophagectomy.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Center for Esophageal Diseases, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 5841 S. Maryland Ave. Rm. O-217, MC6040, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA

    Yalini Vigneswaran, Marco G. Patti MD, Mauricio Ramirez MD & Wickii T. Vigneswaran MD, MBA

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Vigneswaran, Y., Patti, M.G., Ramirez, M., Vigneswaran, W.T. (2016). Esophageal Resection for End-Stage Achalasia. In: Fisichella, P., Herbella, F., Patti, M. (eds) Achalasia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13569-4_17

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