Calcium channel blockers reduce LES pressure more consistently than any other drug.
Drug therapy is the treatment of choice for achalasia.
The risk of esophageal perforation in pneumatic dilation is negligible. A minimum of 60 seconds balloon distention is necessary to achieve the desired results for pneumatic dilation of the esophagus with achalasia. Follow-up barium esophagram is indicated in patients without symptoms of achalasia after therapy. Excellent results are reported for the Heller myotomy performed as a laparoscopic procedure. Click here to view the Case Presentation Click here to print this page.