Endoscopy and surgery for achalasia: the two sides of myotomy

Affiliations

¹ General Surgery 2, Spedali Civili-Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili 1, Brescia, Italy.
² Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Via Manzoni, 56, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.

Comment

Stefano de Pascale et al. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Feb.

. 2018 Feb;10(2):E152-E154.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.01.16.

¹ General Surgery 2, Spedali Civili-Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili 1, Brescia, Italy.
² Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Via Manzoni, 56, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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