A case report of end-stage achalasia: Conservative option as the new surgical standard.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and importance

End-stage achalasia is a rare disease, consisting of a functional impairment of the esophagus which becomes dilated with a sigmoid shape. While esophagectomy was considered for a long time as the principal surgical procedure in end-stage achalasia, recent literature results demonstrate that laparoscopic Heller Dor (LHD) could be an advocated alternative with acceptable functional results.

Case presentation

We present the case of an eighty-three-year-old male, an elderly patient, who had been complaining for one year of dysphagia and general status loss. Endoscopy, manometry then a barium X-ray confirmed end-stage achalasia. The patient had LHD with an improvement of symptomatology post-operatively.

Clinical discussion

Achalasia is a rare di

SUBMITTER: Trabelsi MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10510054 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature