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Achalasia: Treatment

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The last 20 years have witnessed a shift in the treatment algorithm of esophageal achalasia. Laparoscopic Heller myotomy with partial fundoplication is considered in most centers the primary treatment modality, while endoscopic treatment such as pneumatic dilatation and endoscopic botulinum toxin injection is mainly reserved for the management of patients unfit for surgery or in case of surgical failure. Recently, a new approach to achalasia has been proposed: the peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM).

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    Marco E. Allaix MD, Fabrizio Rebecchi MD, Claudio Giaccone MD & Mario Morino MD

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  1. Department of Surgery, Boston Veteran Administration Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA, USA, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    P. Marco Fisichella

  2. Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Marco E. Allaix

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Allaix, M.E., Rebecchi, F., Giaccone, C., Morino, M. (2014). Achalasia: Treatment. In: Fisichella, P., Allaix, M., Morino, M., Patti, M. (eds) Esophageal Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04337-1_11

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