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. 2016 Winter;9(1):30-5.

The early efficacy of Heller myotomy in the treatment of Iranian patients with achalasia

Saeed Abdi  1 , Mojgan Forotan  1 , Abdolrahim Nikzamir  2 , Saeedeh Zomorody  1 , Somayeh Jahani-Sherafat  1
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The early efficacy of Heller myotomy in the treatment of Iranian patients with achalasia

Saeed Abdi et al. Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench. 2016 Winter.

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of Heller myotomy for the treatment of achalasia in a referral center in Tehran, and investigate the clinical characteristics, manometric results and treatment responses among three achalasia subtypes in Iranian patients.

Background: Esophageal achalasia is an unusual swallowing disorder, characterized by high pressure in the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) on swallowing, failure relaxation of the LES and the absence of peristalsis in esophageal.

Patients and methods: In this cross sectional study, clinical symptom and esophageal manometry before and 2 months after treating with Heller myotomy in 20 patients with achalasia who were referred to Taleghani Hospital, Tehran, in 2013 were evaluated. Patients' demographic, clinical features and response to treatment were analyzed using SPSS software (version 20, Chicago, IL, USA).

Results: All the diagnostic criteria measured after the treatment were significantly different (P<0.05) before and after the therapy. The average decline in the length of the esophagus was 1.8 cm and dysphasia score was 7.25 units. Also an average decline in LES Resting Pressure, LES Residual Pressure, PIP, and IRP were 23.2 mmHg, 14.3 mmHg, 3.4 mmHg and 17.8 mmHg, respectively.

Conclusion: Results of this study showed that the Heller myotomy is highly effective in relieving dysphasia in patients with achalasia. Also, type II achalasia is the most common subtype of achalasia with a better response to Heller myotomy compared to the other types.

Keywords: Achalasia; Heller myotomy; Manometry.

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