Predictive factors in the treatment of esophageal achalasia
Martínez López, C.; Salis, G.B.; Chiocca, J.C.; González Ballerga, E.
Acta Gastroenterologica Latinoamericana 25(5): 281-285
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-9033 PMID: 7785399 Document Number: 425505
With aim of determining if there are predictive factors in the treatment of achalasia of the esophagus, we analyzed in a group of 119 patients variables such as age, gender, X-Rays, Chagas' disease serology and esophageal manometry before and after treatment. The only significant factor was the LES pressure post-treatment but, since the sampling was heterogeneous, and the differences where the same between bad and good results, we believe it has no predictive value in the treatment of achalasia of the esophagus.