Review Article
Bridging the Gap between Advancements in the Evolution of Diagnosis and Treatment towards Better Outcomes in Achalasia
Table 1
Cumulative effectiveness of pneumatic dilators for the treatment of achalasia.
| | Author (year) | Article type | No. of patients | Type of dilator
(size, cm) | Success (%) | Mean follow-up (yrs.) |
| | Vela (2006) [8] | Retrospective study | 106 | 3.0-4.0 | 28-62 | 3.2 |
| | Chuah (2009) [9] | Prospective study | 32 | 3.0 | 69-91 | 4.5 |
| | Hulsemans (2010) [10] | Retrospective study | 209 | 3.0-4.0 | 72 | 5.8 |
| | Tanaka (2010) [11] | Retrospective study | 55 | 3.0-3.5 | 74.5 | 2.3 |
| | Gupta (2017) [12] | Retrospective study | 72 | 3.0-4.0 | 60-91% | 3 |
| | Müller (2018) [13] | Retrospective study | 107 | 3.0-4.0 | 36-64% | 13.8 |
| | Lee (2018) [14] | Prospective study | 29 | 3.0-3.5 | 96.6% | 1.5 |
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