Presented by Brant K Oelschlager 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): achalasia, bleeding, Botox, cardia, contralateral myotomy, dilation, Dor fundoplication, endoscopic approach, energy, esophagitis, esophagus, fat pad, fundoplication, gastric myotomy, gastroenterologist, gastroesophageal junction, gastroesophageal reflux, GEJ, GER, hiatus, high resolution manometry, HRM, laparoscopic approach, laparoscopic myotomy, LES, lesser curvature, lesser curve, lighted Bougie, liver, lower esophageal sphincter, management, masters, megaesophagus, minimally invasive surgery, minimally invasive thoracoscopic myotomy, MIS, mucosa, mucosal injury, muscular fibers, op note, operative note, perforation, phrenoesophageal membrane, plane, pneumatic dilatation, reconstruction, recurrent dysphagia, redo Heller myotomy, reflux, reoperation, reoperative esophageal surgery, resolution, stomach, symptomatic, technical tips, thoracoscopic Heller myotomy, Toupet fundoplication, UGI, upper gastrointestinal, vagus nerve, work-up
MIS myotomy story–50 sec
Citation–2:39 Ann Surg 1999
Work-up–4:45
Options for re-do Heller myotomy–7:27
Surgical video clips–9:02
Conclusion–13:29