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Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 15, 2004; 10(2): 287-291
Published online Jan 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i2.287
Table 1 Objective and subjective parameters from patients with achalasia before and after Heller’s myotomy
Before surgery
After surgery
tP
nmean ± SDnmean ± SD
Clinical score1764.11 ± 0.93581.84 ± 1.2614.660.000
RP of the LES (cm H2O)5031.14 ± 10.543018.05 ± 8.905.760.000
RP of the EB (cm H2O)5013.66 ± 5.49304.96 ± 4.867.150.000
DeMeester score1233.87 ± 54.22249.75 ± 73.40.6630.512
Table 2 Esophageal clearance rates for pre- and post-myotomy patients and normal controls (mean ± SD%)
nTimes after isotope labeled semi-liquid meal intaken
5th second1st minute2nd minute5th minute
Normal controls1291.7 ± 1.492.5 ± 1.992.8 ± 2.193.0 ± 2.5
Pre-myotomy pts127.5 ± 2.1a40.4 ± 28.2a45.5 ± 30.1a50.5 ± 35.5a
Post-myotomy pts4233.7 ± 8.8b80.2 ± 19.1c85.4 ± 12.2c94.4 ± 5.1
Table 3 Subjective and objective parameters from patients who underwent Heller’s myotomy alone and in combination with antireflux procedure
Heller alone
Heller+antireflux
tP
nmean ± SDnmean ± SD
Clinical score471.79 ± 1.19112.27 ± 1.621.110.27
LES RP(cm H2O)2518.4 ± 9.80516.6 ± 3.230.440.66
DeMeester score1144.4 ± 38.51155.1 ± 29.30.340.74