BACKGROUND: Although surgical myotomy is considered the gold standard, many different treatments have been advocated for @entity1318 . There are now a number of reports of cardiomyotomy being performed laparoscopically. METHODS: This is a prospective study of 82 @entity1 (47 male and 35 female; median age, 47 years) who underwent laparoscopic cardiomyotomy and anterior partial fundoplication for @entity1318 . RESULTS: Four of the 82 procedures required conversion to open surgery, all during the early stages of the series, and two required early reoperation for a postoperative problem. The median operating time was 80 min (range, 32-210). the median hospital stay was 3 days (range, 2-18), and normal physical activity was resumed after a median of 2 weeks (range, 3 days to 12 weeks). Follow-up ranged up to 8 years (median, 2). Postoperatively, symptoms of @entity1282 (to both solids and liquids), heartburn, odynophagia, @entity662 , regurgitation, and cough were significantly reduced in all @entity1 . The median overall satisfaction score (graded from 0 to 10, with 10 representing total satisfaction) was 9 (range, 0-10), and 90% of @entity1 were highly satisfied with the surgical outcome. CONCLUSION: Laparoscopic cardiomyotomy with anterior partial fundoplication achieves excellent symptomatic relief for @entity1 with @entity1318 , and it can be performed with minimal morbidity.

Laparoscopic cardiomyotomy and anterior partial fundoplication for XXXX .

@entity1318 :: ('MESH:D004931', 'Disease') :: ['achalasia'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity662 :: ('MESH:D002637', 'Disease') :: ['chest pain'] @entity1282 :: ('MESH:D003680', 'Disease') :: ['dysphagia']
@entity1318 :: (MESH:D004931,Disease) :: ['achalasia']
