Bridging the Gap between Advancements in the Evolution of Diagnosis and Treatment towards Better Outcomes in Achalasia

Table 2

Cumulative effectiveness of surgical myotomy for achalasia.

Author (year)	Article type	No. of patients	Type of surgery	Success (%)	Mean; follow-up (yrs.)
Balakrishna (2015) [15]	RCT	62	LMH-Dor or LMH-AOH; (Angle of His accentuation)	98.38	1.8
Campos (2009) [16]	Meta-analysis	3086	LMH, LHM-Nissen	89	2.9
Falkenback (2003) [17]	RCT	10	LHM-Nissen	70	8.0
Rebecch (2008) [18]	RCT	138	LHM-Nissen/Dor	85-97	10.4
Rawlings (2012) [19]	RCT	60	LHM-Dor/Toupet	90.9-93.1	1.0
Parise (2011) [20]	Retrospective study	137	LHM-Dor	90	5.4

LHM: laparoscopic Heller myotomy; RCT: randomized control trial.