Peroral endoscopic myotomy after gastric bypass: An effective solution for de novo achalasia

Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2017 Feb;13(2):e1-e3. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.10.004. Epub 2016 Oct 8.

Authors

Ran B Luo¹, Domingo Montalvo², Santiago Horgan²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Center for the Future of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA. Electronic address: r4luo@ucsd.edu.
² Department of Surgery, Center for the Future of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA.

PMID: 27916564
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.10.004

No abstract available

Keywords: Achalasia; Morbid obesity; Myotomy; Peroral endoscopic myotomy; Roux-En-Y gastric bypass.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Deglutition Disorders / surgery*
Esophageal Achalasia / surgery*
Esophageal Sphincter, Lower / surgery*
Esophagoscopy / methods*
Female
Gastric Bypass*
Humans
Myotomy / methods*
Obesity, Morbid / surgery
Postoperative Complications / surgery
Treatment Outcome