The natural history of achalasia: Evidence of a continuum —“The evolutive pattern theory”

It is currently unclear if the three manometric patterns of esophageal achalasia represent distinct entities or part of a disease continuum. The study ’s aims were: a) to test the hypothesis that the three patterns represent different stages in the evolution of achalasia; b) to investigate whether manometric patterns change after Laparoscopic-Heller-Dor (LHD).

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Source: Digestive and Liver Disease - November 25, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Renato Salvador, Guerrino Voltarel, Edoardo Savarino, Giovanni Capovilla, Elisa Pesenti, Anna Perazzolo, Loredana Nicoletti, Andrea Costantini, Stefano Merigliano, Mario Costantini Tags: Alimentary Tract Source Type: research