Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy and Dor Fundoplication for Esophageal Achalasia: Technique and Perioperative Management.
Surgical correction of achalasia using laparoscopic Heller myotomy with Dor fundoplication is argued to be the gold standard treatment for patients with achalasia. The goal of this technical report is to illustrate our preferred approach to patients with achalasia and to provide the reader with a detailed description of our operative technique, its rationale, and our pre and postoperative management.
1 Department of Surgery, University of Chicago , Chicago, Illinois.
Ciro
C
Andolfi
2 Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital , Boston VA, Boston, Massachusetts.
P Marco
PM
Fisichella
D001466:Barium Sulfate; D002299:Cardia / Q000601:surgery*; D003287:Contrast Media; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004939:Esophageal Perforation; D049630:Esophageal Sphincter, Lower / Q000601:surgery*; D018662:Fundoplication / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008365:Manometry; D056888:Patient Positioning; D019990:Perioperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D003287:Contrast Media; D001466:Barium Sulfate
Heller myotomy; achalasia; esophageal function testing; laparoscopic repair; partial fundoplication