Fig. 16.1 Treatment algorithm of recurrent dysphagia after Heller myotomy. LHM laparoscopic Heller myotomy, POEM peroral endoscopic myotomy Pneumatic Balloon Dilatation The initial treatment of these patients should always include…
Fig. 14.1 Completed laparoscopic Heller myotomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass Clinical-Case Scenario 2 A 50-year-old morbidly obese man with a BMI of 51, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, and degenerative osteoarthritis…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016P. Marco Fisichella, Fernando A. M. Herbella and Marco G. Patti (eds.)Achalasia10.1007/978-3-319-13569-4_19 19. Pediatric Achalasia Farhana Shariff1 and Monica Langer2 (1) Department of General Surgery, University of British Columbia, 950 West 10th. Avenue,…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016P. Marco Fisichella, Fernando A. M. Herbella and Marco G. Patti (eds.)Achalasia10.1007/978-3-319-13569-4_18 18. Achalasia and Eating Disorders Deborah Lynn Reas1 (1) Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Regional Department for Eating Disorders, Oslo…
Authors (year) N Side Procedures Months of follow up (median) Mortality, N Complications, N (%) Good outcomea, % Peracchia et al. (1994) 8 Right Diverticulectomy = 3 (Converted to open surgery = 2) Diverticulectomy…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016P. Marco Fisichella, Fernando A. M. Herbella and Marco G. Patti (eds.)Achalasia10.1007/978-3-319-13569-4_9 9. Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy and Fundoplication. What Type? Marco G. Patti1 , Mauricio Ramirez1, Barbara Mariano de Almeida Menezes2 and Fernando A. Herbella3 (1) Department of Surgery, Center…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016P. Marco Fisichella, Fernando A. M. Herbella and Marco G. Patti (eds.)Achalasia10.1007/978-3-319-13569-4_1 1. A One Hundred Year Journey: The History of Surgery for Esophageal Achalasia P. Marco Fisichella1 and Marco G. Patti2 (1) Department of…
Fig. 6.1 Rigiflex pneumatic balloon dilators with three diameter sizes: 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 cm (Adapted by permission from Richter and Roberts [6]) Technique of Pneumatic Dilation PD is typically…
Fig. 5.1 Molecular targets of botulinum toxin serotypes (Modified from Lacy et al. [7] and Barr et al. [8] Ach (Acetyl Choline), TeNT (Tetanus Neurotoxin). Drawn by Gabriel Gonzalez BoNT…
