Presented by Steven P Bowers at the The Devil is in the Details Session: Technical Tips from the Masters – Treatment of Recurrent Achalasia held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX on Friday, March 24, 2017
Keyword(s): abdominal myotomy, adhesions, aorta, capnothorax, caudate lobe, chest, constriction, crus, diaphragm, dilated esophagus, Dor fundoplication, endoscopy, esophageal salvage, esophageal stasis ulcer, esophagus, Ethibond, G tube, gastroesophageal junction, gastrostomy tube, GEJ, greater curvature, greater curve, Harmonic scalpel, hiatal dissection, hiatus, incisura, inflammation, intra-abdominal esophagus, laparoscopy, liver, lung, mediastinum, megaesophagus, midline laparotomy, mobilization, open surgery, open thoracic myotomy, penrose drain, pericardium, pleura, pseudodiverticulum, pulmonary hilum, recurrent dysphagia, red rubber thorax, redo Heller myotomy, retraction, retroflexion, revisional surgery, scar tissue, scissors, short gastrics, sigmoid, Silk suture, stomach, sump, sutures, swallow, swallowing, traction, VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery