Clinical Systematic Review
1Dipartimento Scienze Mediche traslazionali, università degli Studi di napoli federico II”
Because of the high success rate of minimally invasive surgery, today laparoscopic Heller myotomy is the preferred treatment modality for esophageal achalasia in children. Some controversies still linger about the type of fundoplication to perform after the myotomy. The following review describes the data present in the literature in order to identify the best procedure that can achieve relief of dysphagia while avoiding development of gastroesophageal reflux.