Laparoscopic Heller-Dor is an effective long-term treatment for end-stage achalasia.

Renato SalvadorGiulia NeziFrancesca ForattiniFederica RiccioArianna VittoriLuca ProvenzanoGiovanni CapovillaLoredana NicolettiLucia MolettaElisa Sefora PierobonMichele ValmasoniStefano MeriglianoMario Costantini

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2022)

SE is certainly the worst condition of the disease and the final outcome of LHD, in term of symptom control, is inferior compared to NSE. Despite this, almost 3/4 of the SE patients experienced a significant relieve in symptoms after LHD, which may therefore still be the first surgical option to offer to these patients, before considering esophagectomy.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
robot assisted
patient reported outcomes
minimally invasive
sleep quality