Esophageal stasis in achalasia patients without symptoms after treatment does not predict symptom recurrence.
Froukje B van HoeijA J P M SmoutA J BredenoordPublished in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2017)
Although patients with stasis initially had a wider esophagus and 2 years after treatment also had a higher degree of stasis and a more dilated esophagus, compared to patients without stasis, they did not have a higher chance of requiring retreatment. We conclude that stasis in symptom-free achalasia patients after treatment does not predict treatment failure within 2 years and can therefore not serve as a sole reason for retreatment.