Minimally invasive surgery offers smaller incisions ... The thoracic surgeons at Baylor Medicine are experts in all types of achalasia treatment, including endoscopic therapies such as balloon ...

Achalasia, a chronic oesophageal motility disorder, is defined by impaired lower oesophageal sphincter relaxation and absent peristalsis, leading to symptoms such as dysphagia and regurgitation.

The disease is Type 1 Achalasia; which blocks the esophagus and makes eating a difficult and painful experience.  It is so ...

Because of these drawbacks, left thoracoscopic myotomy is now largely reserved for patients with achalasia who have undergone multiple abdominal operations (which may rule out a laparoscopic ...

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