Patti Marco G, Fisichella Piero M
Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, 521 Parnassus Ave, Room C-341, San Francisco, CA 94143-0790, USA.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2008 Apr;12(4):764-6. doi: 10.1007/s11605-007-0368-8. Epub 2007 Oct 23.
The advent and the success of minimally invasive surgery have changed the treatment algorithm for esophageal achalasia. Today, a laparoscopic Heller myotomy and partial fundoplication is considered the treatment of choice for this disease. This article describes the technique of laparoscopic Heller myotomy and Dor fundoplication.