[Surgical treatment of neuromuscular diseases of the esophagus]

Eksp Klin Gastroenterol. 2011:(2):125-9.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Surgical treatment of patients with neuromuscular diseases of the esophagus is a separate issue, and the approach to antireflux surgery they differ from fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease. At the Central Research Institute of Gastroenterology in 2010 yr were 17 patients with neuromuscular diseases of the esophagus laparoscopic fundoplication. Analysis of results showed the effectiveness of laparoscopic fundoplication in patients with severe esophageal motility.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Esophageal Achalasia / diagnosis
  • Esophageal Achalasia / physiopathology
  • Esophageal Achalasia / surgery*
  • Female
  • Fundoplication / methods*
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux / diagnosis
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux / physiopathology
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux / surgery*
  • Gastrointestinal Motility / physiology
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy
  • Male
  • Manometry
  • Middle Aged
  • Pressure
  • Scleroderma, Systemic / diagnosis
  • Scleroderma, Systemic / physiopathology
  • Scleroderma, Systemic / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome