Transthoracic Heller's Myotomy for Achalasia of Cardia Experience with 28 Patients
Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
Extra Mucosal Cardiomyotomy (Heller's myotomy) remains the most common surgical treatemnt for achalasia of cardia. Twenty eight patients udnerwent transthoracic heller's myotomy for achalasia of cardia at PGMI LRH, Peshawar from May 1990 to April 1995. No antirelfex procedure was combined with the myotomy. there were no hospital deaths. One patients had a reoperation for a leak. All patients have excellent to good clinical results with no gastroesophageal refllux. The follow up ranges from 12 months to 73 months with a mean age 34.5. We conclude that a properly performed Heller's Myotomy can give excellent results in the management of esophageal achalasia, without an antireflux procedure.
Article Details
How to Cite
1.
Zahid Ullah M, Shah SA, Khan ZA, Irshad K. Transthoracic Heller’s Myotomy for Achalasia of Cardia Experience with 28 Patients. J Postgrad Med Inst [Internet]. 2011 Sep. 8 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];12(1). Available from: https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/601
Issue
Section
Original Article
Work published in JPMI is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic License.
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.