Pneumatic dilation versus laparoscopic Heller's myotomy for idiopathic achalasia

Boeckxstaens, Guy; Annese, Vito; des Varannes, Stanislas Bruley; Chaussade, Stanislas; Costantini, Mario; Cuttitta, Antonello; Elizalde, J Ignasi; Fumagalli, Uberto; Gaudric, Marianne; Rohof, Wout O; Smout, André J; Tack, Jan; Zwinderman, Aeilko H; Zaninotto, Giovanni; Busch, Olivier R; European Achalasia Trial Investigators,

doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1010502

Pneumatic dilation versus laparoscopic Heller's myotomy for idiopathic achalasia

Author:

Boeckxstaens, Guy

Annese, Vito ; des Varannes, Stanislas Bruley ; Chaussade, Stanislas ; Costantini, Mario ; Cuttitta, Antonello ; Elizalde, J Ignasi ; Fumagalli, Uberto ; Gaudric, Marianne ; Rohof, Wout O ; Smout, André J ; Tack, Jan ; Zwinderman, Aeilko H ; Zaninotto, Giovanni ; Busch, Olivier R ; European Achalasia Trial Investigators,

Keywords:

Adult, Balloon Dilation, Chi-Square Distribution, Esophageal Achalasia, Esophageal Perforation, Esophageal Sphincter, Lower, Esophagus, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Fundoplication, Humans, Intention to Treat Analysis, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Laparoscopy, Male, Middle Aged, Retreatment, Risk Factors, Treatment Outcome, Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Medicine, General & Internal, General & Internal Medicine, ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA, FOLLOW-UP, DILATATION, ESOPHAGOMYOTOMY, FUNDOPLICATION, QUESTIONNAIRE, Catheterization, European Achalasia Trial Investigators, 11 Medical and Health Sciences, 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences, 42 Health sciences

Abstract:

Many experts consider laparoscopic Heller's myotomy (LHM) to be superior to pneumatic dilation for the treatment of achalasia, and LHM is increasingly considered to be the treatment of choice for this disorder.