Laparoscopic re-operation for failed Heller myotomy
Iqbal A, Tierney B, Haider M, Salinas V, Karu A, Turaga K, Mittal S, Filipi C. Laparoscopic re-operation for failed Heller myotomy. Diseases Of The Esophagus 2006, 19: 193-199. PMID: 16722998, DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2006.00564.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFailed Heller myotomyLaparoscopic re-operationRe-operationHeller myotomyIncomplete myotomyFollow-upConversion to open surgeryPostoperative symptom resolutionLaparoscopic Heller myotomyAssociated with poor resultsSignificant symptom improvementFundoplication disruptionPrimary surgeryChest painEndoscopic therapyIntraoperative perforationTight fundoplicationOpen surgeryRecurrent symptomsRevisional surgeryFailure rateSymptom resolutionMyotomySymptom improvementPatients
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