title: [Pneumocardiodilatation in patients with esophageal achalasia].
abstract: Patients with esophageal achalasia, treated by pneumocardiodilatation with "Esophageal balloon dilatation" of the firm "Cook"--Denmark with a size of 22 mm in an inflamed state, were followed up for a period of 8 years. The result of the first course of pneumocardiodilatation treatment was unsatisfactory in 13.9% of the patients and they were recommended a surgical treatment. In the remaining patients the duration of the treatment effect lasted from 10 months up to 8 years. In 16.1% of the patients repeated redilatations were needed at intervals of 10 to 22 months. For this group of patients a decision should be made how to proceed further--with repeated pneumocardiodilatations or with surgical treatment.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Danev
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chaushev
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012074:Remission Induction
vernacular_title: Pnevmokardiodilatatsiiata pri bolni ot akhalaziia na khranoprovoda.