Update on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Achalasia

Posted On 2019-03-14 18:40:26


Guest Editors:

David W. Rattner, MD
Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 15 Parkman Street, Suite 460, Boston, MA, USA

Ozanan Meireles, MD
Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 15 Parkman Street, Suite 460, Boston, MA, USA


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Pneumatic dilation in the management of achalasia
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Functional assessment of achalasia

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Mini-Review
Per-oral endoscopic myotomy after previous interventions for achalasia
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Esophagectomy for end-stage achalasia
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Management of reflux after peroral endoscopic myotomy
Zachary M. Callahan, Bailey Su, Michael Ujiki

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Cancer risk in achalasia
Arielle Lee, Karl-Hermann Fuchs, Santiago Horgan