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8304296

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-3-7
pubmed:abstractText
Heller's myotomy for esophageal achalasia was performed on 64 patients in the 24 yr up to 1988. After follow-up averaging 13 yr, 46 patients were reexamined with endoscopy, biopsy, and manometry. Barrett's metaplasia of the distal esophagus was found in four patients 6, 13, 20, and 23 yr after the myotomy. These four also underwent ambulatory 24-h pH monitoring. They had the lowest distal esophageal sphincter pressures (1-5 mm Hg), and all four had symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux and pathologic pH values (< 4 in the distal esophagus for 32-62% of the total recording time). Because of heightened risk for the development of Barrett's metaplasia following cardiomyotomy for esophageal achalasia, with increased liability to carcinoma of the esophagus, regular endoscopic surveillance of these patients is advisable.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0002-9270
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
89
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
165-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Barrett's esophagus after cardiomyotomy for esophageal achalasia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article