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  • Title: Pneumatic dilatation for the treatment of achalasia: a follow-up study of 49 patients.
    Author: Vreden SG, Yap SH.
    Journal: Neth J Med; 1990 Jun; 36(5-6):228-33. PubMed ID: 2395491.
    Abstract:
    Results of treatment by pneumatic dilatation of the oesophagus were evaluated in 49 patients with achalasia. Thirty-four patients (69%) had excellent or good results after three or fewer dilatation-sessions (follow-up of at least 18 months). The results were moderate in 9 patients, whereas 6 experienced no benefit at all. Two out of 169 sessions of pneumodilatation were complicated by perforation of the oesophagus. There was no mortality. Our results are in agreement with those reached by other series. We conclude that pneumodilatation is an effective and relatively safe procedure for the treatment of achalasia.
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