title: [Surgical treatment of esophageal achalasia--20 years experience].
abstract: Achalasia comes from a Greek word that means "failure to relax." Cardiospasm and achalasia refer to the same condition. This report addresses esophageal achalasia--its history, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment options. We report our experience in treating this disorder surgically using modified Heller myotomy combined or not with partial gastric fundoplication. 47 patients with achalasia surgically operated in 20-years period are reported by authors. These features make it reasonable to reasses the relative indications for surgery and nonsurgical therapy in achalasia of the esophagus.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yaramov
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sokolov
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Angelov
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toshev
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Petrov
mesh_terms: D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018662:Fundoplication; D006801:Humans; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery