Surgical Treatment of Esophageal Achalasia -Report of 4 Cases-

Achalasia의 외과적 치료

Eophagocardiomyotomy (modi/red Heller procedure) is a widely accepted operation for relief of dysphagia in patients with esophageal achalasia. But patients with advanced achalasia were more likely to get poorer results from a modified Ileller myotomy hecause of the dependent pouch that creates an angulation at the junction of thick-walled dilated esophagus with the thin walled aganglionic segment and hinders complete emptlllg. Thorhjarnarson(1975) prposcd the method including truncal vagectomy and pyloroplasty. Vagectomy and pyloroplasty should lesson the severity of acid-peptic esophagitis, if reflux should occur postoperatively. Here we presented 4 cases esophageal achalasia treated by modified Heller operation of 3 cases and one case of Thorbjarnarson method. All postoperative results are good.