Abstract
Aim: Transhiatal esophagectomy is a therapeuthic option for the treatment of end-stage achalasia that avoids the complications of a thoracotomy. This technique; however, is still linked to some degree of morbimortality especially due to pleuromediastinal complications. Esophageal mucosectomy and endomuscular pull-through could avoid these complications.This study aims to evaluate the short and long-term outcomes of esophageal mucosectomy and endomuscular pull-through in a series of patients with advanced megaesophagus.
Highlights
Idiopathic and chagasic achalasia have different etiology but, apart from this fact, both diseases share the same clinical, radiologic, endoscopic and manometric presentations
This study aims to describe the technique and results of esophageal mucosectomy and endomuscular pullthrough for the treatment of advanced achalasia
Mucosal resection Abdominal stage The operation starts with a midline laparotomy from the xiphoid process to 5 cm below the umbilicus flowed by dissection of the abdominal esophagus and division of vagi nerves
Summary
Idiopathic and chagasic achalasia have different etiology but, apart from this fact, both diseases share the same clinical, radiologic, endoscopic and manometric presentations. Neither treatment; seems to be ideal since they do not act directly on the physiopathology of the disease[1,2,3,4,5].
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