Abstract

LEDEZMA GALVEZ, Edgar. SURGICAL TREATMENT OF SIGMOID MEGAESOPHAGUS, ACHALASIA BY GRADE IV. Rev. Méd. La Paz [online]. 2013, vol.19, n.2, pp.55-66. ISSN 1726-8958.

Achalasia presents The absence of esophageal peristalsis, lack of Lower Esophageal sphincter relaxation and an area of high pressure in the distal esophagus, with involvement of the myentericplexus and ganglionic degeneration, determines severe alterations in swallowing. For surgical treatment multiple operative techniques have been proposed with the aim of restoring oral feeding in patients who have difficulty passage thereof. In the Japanese-Bolivian Gastroenterological Institute of city La Paz- Bolivia, inclusion of 4 patients diagnosed with achalasia in grade IV advanced, with varying degrees of nutritional impairment. (3 patients for Chagas disease and 1 patient affected by distal esophageal caustic stenosis), aged between 45 and 60 años. The esofagoectomy distal anastomosis performed esophageal - gastric TT. with resection distal esophagus with achalasia, dilated area level and esophageal anastomosis with the gastric fundus TT, with pyloroplasty. Twos cases with preoperative feeding jejunostomy. Postoperative results are highly satisfactory, follow up of 7 months and 12 months, with clinical, radiological and endoscopic contrasted, the stomach was found tube promoted, with good tolerance to the diet. The surgical procedure used morbidity absent, is contributed Bolivian medicine since no similar techniques are described in the review of the world literature a clear advantage over conventional surgical techniques, in which the aggregate has esofagoectomy a high risk for the treatment of achalasia of advanced degree.

Keywords : megasigmoideo esophageal surgery; achalasia grade IV.

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