TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Esophagogastromyotomy for Achalasia and Esophageal Dysmotility Disorders A1 - Lopez, Rebecca Grace A1 - Oelschlager, Brant K. A2 - Sugarbaker, David J. A2 - Bueno, Raphael A2 - Burt, Bryan M. A2 - Groth, Shawn S. A2 - Loor, Gabriel A2 - Wolf, Andrea S. A2 - Williams, Marcia A2 - Adams, Ann Y1 - 2020 N1 - T2 - Sugarbaker’s Adult Chest Surgery, 3e AB - In 1914, Ernest Heller described the first cardiomyotomy for the treatment of achalasia.1 Initially performed open, this morbid operation was performed primarily in patients who failed medical and endoscopic management. It was not until the early 1990s with the advent of minimally invasive techniques that minimally invasive esophagocardiomyotomy became a viable first-line therapy. This operation has yielded excellent results, with 90% to 95% of patients receiving durable relief of dysphagia for patients with achalasia.2–4 This success led to use of myotomy for other esophageal motility disorders with variable, but inferior, success. With the ability to better classify the esophageal motility disorders with high-resolution manometry, we are now able to apply and form new opinions in the management of these rare disorders. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1170407447 ER -