Minimally invasive surgery for non-achalasia primary esophageal motility disorders is currently underused

Abstract

Surgical treatment for non-achalasia primary esophageal motility disorders is reserved for few situations. Proper selection of patients brings good outcomes with low morbidity, which makes surgical therapy an adequate therapeutic option. High resolution manometry reclassifies esophageal motility disorders. Interestingly, literature is scarce on surgical therapy for this new classification with per oral endoscopic myotomy as the leading treatment.

Keywords

Esophageal manometry / motility disorders / distal esophageal spasm / jackhammer esophagus

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