Guide To Treating Esophageal Achalasia

Heller Myotomy

Heller myotomy is a minimally invasive type of surgery. During the procedure, the doctor uses a tiny camera and miniaturized surgical tools, and while the patient is under general anesthesia, they make small incisions in their abdomen. When the doctor finds the esophagus, they make a vertical incision that begins above the lower esophageal sphincter and descends a short distance into the stomach. Guided by a monitor, the surgeon only incises the top layers of the esophagus to free the muscle. Because the surgery is minimally invasive, the patient only needs to spend a night or two in the hospital, recovers more rapidly and has less pain than they would have if they’d had open surgery on their abdomen or chest.

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