title: [Efficacy of endoscopic pneumatic dilatation in achalasia. Medium-term results].
abstract: During a seven-year period, thirty patients with achalasia of the esophagus were treated by pneumatic dilatation without complications. Only twenty patients could be followed with a mean follow of 32 +/- 23 months after their initial dilatation. Excellent to good results were obtained in more than 75 p. cent of the group. Most patients have not required a further dilatation. This study suggest to propose a regular supervision of these patients by clinical examination, esophageal manometry and endoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie et d'Assistance Nutritive, CHU Hautepierre, Strasbourg.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jouin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Neumeier
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baumann
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sibony
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Duclos
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chamouard
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Weill
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000628:therapy*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Efficacité de la dilatation pneumatique perendoscopique dans l'achalasie. Résultats à moyen terme.