Results of Heller's operation for achalasia of the oesophagus. The importance of hiatal repair : J. Black, A. N. Vorbach, and J. Leigh Collis. Br. J. Surg. 63:949–953, 1976

Results of Heller's operation for achala

Results of Heller's operation for achalasia of the oesophagus. The importance of hiatal repair

✍ J. Black; A. N. Vorbach; J. Leigh Collis 📂 Article 📅 1976 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 460 KB 👁 3 views

## Abstract A survey of 108 patients with achalasia treated by cardiomyotomy is reported. All the operations were done by the abdominal approach and all the patients were followed up for a minimum of 4 years. Fifty-five patients had some form of hiatal reconstruction, I1 of these having a formal pl