Management of achalasia in the UK, do we need new guidelines?

ABSTRACT:

Aim

It is recommended that management of complex benign upper gastrointestinal pathology is discussed at multi disciplinary team (MDT) meetings. American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) guidelines further recommend that treatment delivery is provided by high volume centres, with objective post-procedural investigations, in order to improve patient outcomes. We aimed to survey the current UK practice in the management of achalasia.

Methods

443 Upper gastrointestinal (UGI) specialist surgeons throughout the UK were sent a surveymonkey.com questionnaire about the management of achalasia.

Results

100 responses were received. The majority of patients with achalasia are referred directly to surgeons (80%) and only 15% of units have a MDT meeting for discussing such patien

SUBMITTER: El Kafsi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5187602 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature