Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Manuscript ID	17580
Country	United States

Received	2015-03-13 08:18
Peer-Review Started	2015-03-16 09:23
To Make the First Decision	2015-04-10 17:42
Return for Revision	2015-04-17 09:34
Revised	2015-05-02 07:40
Second Decision	2015-09-02 10:27
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2015-09-02 23:05
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2015-09-08 15:44
Articles in Press	2015-09-08 15:44
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Hospitalization for esophageal achalasia in the United States
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Daniela Molena, Benedetto Mungo, Miloslawa Stem and Anne O Lidor
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Anne O Lidor, MD, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe Street, Blalock 618, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States. alidor1@jhmi.edu
Key Words	Esophageal achalasia; Outcomes; Myotomy
Core Tip	We aimed to assess the outcomes of different treatments in patients hospitalized for esophageal achalasia in the United States. We queried the Nation-wide Inpatient Sample database from 2003 to 2010. Patients admitted with a primary diagnosis of achalasia were divided into 3 groups, based on treatment, and compared. About half of the patients did not actually undergo a surgical procedure; yet, they had the highest mortality and lowest home discharge rate. Our data suggest that when achalasia has gone too far and previous treatments have been untimely or ineffective, patients may face non-negligible mortality and morbidity even with endoscopic treatment or supportive care.
Publish Date	2015-09-25 08:59
Citation	Molena D, Mungo B, Stem M, Lidor AO. Hospitalization for esophageal achalasia in the United States. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2015; 7(13): 1096-1102
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v7/i13/1096.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v7.i13.1096

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