Achalasia-Specific Quality of Life After Pneumatic Dilation or Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy With Partial Fundoplication: A Multicenter, Randomized Clinical Trial

Abstract

Treatment with pneumatic dilation or laparoscopic Heller myotomy similarly improves achalasia-specific disease severity at 1 year. Either of the therapeutic approaches can be used as first-line therapy for previously untreated adults with achalasia.