The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 5 , Pages 962-969 , November 2010

Long-term results of the Heller–Dor operation with intraoperative manometry for the treatment of esophageal achalasia

Read at the 90th Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 1–5, 2010.

  • Sandro Mattioli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Surgery, Center for the Study and Therapy of Diseases of the Esophagus, Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna and GVM Care and Research, Cotignola, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Sandro Mattioli, MD, Department of Surgery and Organs Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna, Via G. Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
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  • Alberto Ruffato, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Surgery, Center for the Study and Therapy of Diseases of the Esophagus, Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna and GVM Care and Research, Cotignola, Italy
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  • Marialuisa Lugaresi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Surgery, Center for the Study and Therapy of Diseases of the Esophagus, Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna and GVM Care and Research, Cotignola, Italy
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  • Vladimiro Pilotti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Surgery, Center for the Study and Therapy of Diseases of the Esophagus, Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna and GVM Care and Research, Cotignola, Italy
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  • Beatrice Aramini, MD

      Affiliations

    • PhD Course in Pneumo-Cardio-Thoracic Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna; and the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY
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  • Frank D'Ovidio, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • PhD Course in Pneumo-Cardio-Thoracic Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna; and the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY

Received 30 April 2010 ,Revised 11 July 2010 ,Accepted 19 July 2010.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(10)00779-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.07.053

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 5 , Pages 962-969 , November 2010

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