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ISSN |
1948-5190 (online) |
Open Access |
This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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© The Author(s) 2016. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
Category |
Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
Manuscript Type |
Editorial |
Article Title |
Endoscopic treatment of esophageal achalasia
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Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
All Author List |
Dario Esposito, Francesco Maione, Alessandra D’Alessandro, Giovanni Sarnelli and Giovanni D De Palma |
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Corresponding Author |
Giovanni D De Palma, MD, Director of Center of Excellence for Technical Innovation in Surgery, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico Ⅱ, School of Medicine, via Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy. giovanni.depalma@unina.it |
Key Words |
Achalasia; High resolution manometry subtypes; Eckardt score; Per-oral endoscopic myotomy; Pneumatic dilatation; Botulin toxin; Myotomy |
Core Tip |
Achalasia is characterized by dysphagia, regurgitation, chest pain, weight loss and respiratory symptoms. Diagnosis and post-treatment assessment largely rely upon endoscopy, barium swallow study and high resolution esophageal manometry (HRM). Short term improvement in the symptomatology can be achieved with medical therapy or endoscopic botulin toxin injection. Long term relief from dysphagia can be obtained with either laparoscopic Heller myotomy, pneumatic dilatation or per-oral endoscopic myotomy. Age, sex, and manometric subtype by HRM are also predictors of responsiveness to treatment. Self-expandable metallic stents are an alternative in patients non responding to conventional therapies. |
Publish Date |
2016-01-19 16:11 |
Citation |
Esposito D, Maione F, D’Alessandro A, Sarnelli G, De Palma GD. Endoscopic treatment of esophageal achalasia. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2016; 8(2): 30-39 |
URL |
http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v8/i2/30.htm |
DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v8.i2.30 |
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