Abstract
Surgical treatment of achalasia is elected considering clinical findings prior to surgery. When the esophagus is still not very dilated cardiomyectomy with fundopli-cation to avoid reflux is the treatment of choice [3].
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Cecconello, I., da Rocha, J.M., Pollara, W., Zilberstein, B., Pinotti, H.W. (1988). Long-term Evaluation of Gastroplasty in Achalasia. In: Siewert, J.R., Hölscher, A.H. (eds) Diseases of the Esophagus. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-86432-2_214
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