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Population-based cohort study of surgical myotomy and pneumatic dilatation as primary interventions for oesophageal achalasia.

Sheraz Rehan MarkarH MackenzieA AskariO FaizJ HoareG ZaninottoG B Hanna
Published in: The British journal of surgery (2018)
Surgical myotomy was associated with a lower rate of reintervention and could be offered as primary treatment in patients with oesophageal achalasia who are fit for surgery. For those unfit for surgery, pneumatic dilatation may provide symptomatic relief with approximately 60 per cent of patients requiring reintervention.
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