Beyond symptom relief: Linking anatomy, physiology and quality of life after laparoscopic Heller myotomy with Dor fundoplication

Key Points

• To explore the relationship between anatomical, physiological changes and quality of life after laparoscopic Heller myotomy with Dor fundoplication.
• Performed laparoscopic Heller myotomy with Dor fundoplication
• Assessed symptoms and quality of life pre- and post-operation
• Measured anatomical and physiological changes over time
• Quality of life improved post-surgery
• Anatomical changes did not consistently correlate with symptom relief
• Physiological changes were also not directly linked to quality of life improvements

Abstract