Resultados inmediatos y tardíos de la miotomía de Heller laparoscópica en pacientes con acalasia esofágica

Background: Achalasia is characterized by an incomplete relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter. The best treatment is surgical and the laparoscopic approach may have good results. Aim: To assess the results of laparoscopic Heller myotomy among patients with achalasia. Material and methods: Pro...

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Autores principales: Ibáñez,Luis, Butte,Jean Michel, Pimentel,Fernando, Escalona,Alex, Pérez,Gustavo, Crovari,Fernando, Guzmán,Sergio, Llanos,Osvaldo
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spelling oai:scielo:S0034-988720070004000082014-01-06Resultados inmediatos y tardíos de la miotomía de Heller laparoscópica en pacientes con acalasia esofágicaIbáñez,LuisButte,Jean MichelPimentel,FernandoEscalona,AlexPérez,GustavoCrovari,FernandoGuzmán,SergioLlanos,Osvaldo Esophageal achalasia Heller myotomy Laparoscopy Background: Achalasia is characterized by an incomplete relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter. The best treatment is surgical and the laparoscopic approach may have good results. Aim: To assess the results of laparoscopic Heller myotomy among patients with achalasia. Material and methods: Prospective study of patients subjected to a laparoscopic Heller myotomy between 1995 and 2004. Clinical features, early and late operative results were assessed. Results: Twenty seven patients aged 12 to 74 years (12 females) were operated. All had disphagia lasting for a mean of 32 months. Mean lower esophageal sphincter pressure ranged from 18 to 85 mmHg. Eight patients received other treatments prior to surgery but symptoms persisted or reappeared. The preoperative clinical score was 7. No patient died and no procedure had to be converted to open surgery. In a follow up of 21 to 131 months, all patients are satisfied with the surgical results and the postoperative clinical score is 1. Only one patient with a mega esophagus maintained a clinical score of six. Conclusions: In this series of patients, laparoscopic Heller myotomy was an effective and safe treatment for esophageal achalasiainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.135 n.4 20072007-04-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872007000400008es10.4067/S0034-98872007000400008
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language Spanish / Castilian
topic Esophageal achalasia
Heller myotomy
Laparoscopy
spellingShingle Esophageal achalasia
Heller myotomy
Laparoscopy
Ibáñez,Luis
Butte,Jean Michel
Pimentel,Fernando
Escalona,Alex
Pérez,Gustavo
Crovari,Fernando
Guzmán,Sergio
Llanos,Osvaldo
Resultados inmediatos y tardíos de la miotomía de Heller laparoscópica en pacientes con acalasia esofágica
description Background: Achalasia is characterized by an incomplete relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter. The best treatment is surgical and the laparoscopic approach may have good results. Aim: To assess the results of laparoscopic Heller myotomy among patients with achalasia. Material and methods: Prospective study of patients subjected to a laparoscopic Heller myotomy between 1995 and 2004. Clinical features, early and late operative results were assessed. Results: Twenty seven patients aged 12 to 74 years (12 females) were operated. All had disphagia lasting for a mean of 32 months. Mean lower esophageal sphincter pressure ranged from 18 to 85 mmHg. Eight patients received other treatments prior to surgery but symptoms persisted or reappeared. The preoperative clinical score was 7. No patient died and no procedure had to be converted to open surgery. In a follow up of 21 to 131 months, all patients are satisfied with the surgical results and the postoperative clinical score is 1. Only one patient with a mega esophagus maintained a clinical score of six. Conclusions: In this series of patients, laparoscopic Heller myotomy was an effective and safe treatment for esophageal achalasia
author Ibáñez,Luis
Butte,Jean Michel
Pimentel,Fernando
Escalona,Alex
Pérez,Gustavo
Crovari,Fernando
Guzmán,Sergio
Llanos,Osvaldo
author_facet Ibáñez,Luis
Butte,Jean Michel
Pimentel,Fernando
Escalona,Alex
Pérez,Gustavo
Crovari,Fernando
Guzmán,Sergio
Llanos,Osvaldo
author_sort Ibáñez,Luis
title Resultados inmediatos y tardíos de la miotomía de Heller laparoscópica en pacientes con acalasia esofágica
title_short Resultados inmediatos y tardíos de la miotomía de Heller laparoscópica en pacientes con acalasia esofágica
title_full Resultados inmediatos y tardíos de la miotomía de Heller laparoscópica en pacientes con acalasia esofágica
title_fullStr Resultados inmediatos y tardíos de la miotomía de Heller laparoscópica en pacientes con acalasia esofágica
title_full_unstemmed Resultados inmediatos y tardíos de la miotomía de Heller laparoscópica en pacientes con acalasia esofágica
title_sort resultados inmediatos y tardíos de la miotomía de heller laparoscópica en pacientes con acalasia esofágica
publisher Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate 2007
url http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872007000400008
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