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Achalasia

Diagnosis and Treatment

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Editors:
  1. P. Marco Fisichella

    1. Brigham and Women’s Hospital Harvard Medical School, West Roxbury, USA

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  2. Fernando A. M. Herbella

    1. Surgery, São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil

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  3. Marco G. Patti

    1. Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

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  • This book aims to analyse key elements for the successful management of patients with Achalasia

  • This book is written by world-class international esophageal surgeons and gastroenterologists

  • The figures and illustrations throughout the book will depict fundamental anatomic or technical principles

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. A One Hundred Year Journey: The History of Surgery for Esophageal Achalasia

    • P. Marco Fisichella, Marco G. Patti
    Pages 1-8

  3. Pathophysiology of Achalasia

    • Wai-Kit Lo, Hiroshi Mashimo
    Pages 9-14

  4. Clinical Presentation and Diagnostic Evaluation

    • Marco E. Allaix, Mauricio Ramirez, Marco G. Patti
    Pages 15-21

  5. Achalasia and Chagas’ Disease

    • Rafael M. Laurino Neto, Barbara Fernandes Nadaleto, Fernando A. M. Herbella, Marco G. Patti
    Pages 23-30

  6. Botulinum Toxin for Achalasia

    • Hiroshi Mashimo
    Pages 31-38

  7. Pneumatic Dilation

    • Vijaya Rao, Robert Kavitt
    Pages 39-44

  8. Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy

    • Marc A. Ward, Michael B. Ujiki
    Pages 45-50

  9. Heller Myotomy for Achalasia. From the Thoracoscopic to the Laparoscopic Approach

    • Marco E. Allaix, Mauricio Ramirez, Marco G. Patti
    Pages 51-57

  10. Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy and Fundoplication. What Type?

    • Marco G. Patti, Mauricio Ramirez, Barbara Mariano de Almeida Menezes, Fernando A. Herbella
    Pages 59-63

  11. Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy and Dor Fundoplication

    • Fernando A. M. Herbella, Barbara Fernandes Nadaleto, Barbara Mariano de Almeida Menezes, Maurico Ramirez, Marco G. Patti
    Pages 65-70

  12. Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy with Toupet Partial Posterior Fundoplication

    • Roger P. Tatum
    Pages 71-78

  13. Achalasia and Epiphrenic Diverticulum

    • P. Marco Fisichella, Anahita Jalilvand, Adrian Dobrowolsky
    Pages 79-85

  14. Thoracoscopic Treatment of Epiphrenic Diverticula Associated with Achalasia

    • Trevor Williams, Mark K. Ferguson
    Pages 87-91

  15. The Surgical Management of Achalasia in the Morbid Obese Patient

    • P. Marco Fisichella, George Orthopoulos, Amy Holmstrom, Marco G. Patti
    Pages 93-98

  16. Treatment of Achalasia in Patients with Dilated Esophagus

    • Marco G. Patti, Mauricio Ramirez, Fernando A. M. Herbella
    Pages 99-104

  17. Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with Recurrent Dysphagia After Heller Myotomy

    • Marco G. Patti, Marco E. Allaix
    Pages 105-111

  18. Esophageal Resection for End-Stage Achalasia

    • Yalini Vigneswaran, Marco G. Patti, Mauricio Ramirez, Wickii T. Vigneswaran
    Pages 113-121

  19. Achalasia and Eating Disorders

    • Deborah Lynn Reas
    Pages 123-128

  20. Pediatric Achalasia

    • Farhana Shariff, Monica Langer
    Pages 129-135
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About this book

 Each chapter describes a very specific aspect of Achalasia by its known expert. Current diagnostic and management strategies of Achalasia, as well as the simplified operative approaches with relevant technical considerations, are outlined for the specific target audience.

The treatment of Achalasia is complex and usually performed in specialized tertiary-care centres. The Editors' main goal is to render this disease more understandable and accessible to residents, fellows, and specialists in both the surgical disciplines (general surgery and thoracic surgery) and in gastroenterology.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Brigham and Women’s Hospital Harvard Medical School, West Roxbury, USA

    P. Marco Fisichella

  • Surgery, São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil

    Fernando A. M. Herbella

  • Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

    Marco G. Patti

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Achalasia

  • Book Subtitle: Diagnosis and Treatment

  • Editors: P. Marco Fisichella, Fernando A. M. Herbella, Marco G. Patti

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13569-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-13568-7Published: 12 October 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36361-5Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-13569-4Published: 30 September 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 140

  • Topics: Gastroenterology, Thoracic Surgery

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