title: Robotic-assisted laparoscopic pediatric Heller's cardiomyotomy: initial case report.
abstract: Achalasia is well documented in the pediatric age group. The treatment is primarily surgical, via the laparoscopic approach. This report describes two cases in which patients underwent successful robotic-assisted laparoscopic Heller's myotomy. The advantages of this novel approach are discussed, with a special emphasis on its applications to the pediatric population.
authors.affiliation: Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612-7233, USA.
authors.forename: Rabih A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Chaer
authors.forename: Garth
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Elli
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Horgan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000601:surgery*; D004944:Esophagoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D018662:Fundoplication; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D012371:Robotics; D016896:Treatment Outcome