Robotic-assisted laparoscopic pediatric Heller's cardiomyotomy: initial case report.
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.
Chaer
Rabih A
RA
Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612-7233, USA.
Jacobsen
Garth
G
Elli
Fernando
F
Harris
Jason
J
Goldstein
Adam
A
Horgan
Santiago
S
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