Recurrent achalasia treated with Heller myotomy: A review of the literature

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of studies included in the review

	No. of patient	Age (yr) (median)	Sex (M/F)	First therapy method	Second therapy method	Operation duration time (min)	Median hospital stay (d)	Symptom remission rate (n/N, %)
Ali et al[24]	19	33 (14-74)	12/7	19 PD	LM	104 (50-198)	3.2	14/19 (77.8)
Wills et al[25]	44	47 (12-87)	20/24	44 PD	LM	NA	NA	32/44 (72.7)
Rosati et al[26]	15	36 (12-54)	9/8	15 PD	LM + Dor	114 (60-200)	6 (3-14)	14/15 (93)
Pechlivanides et al[27]	29	47 (12-74)	12/17	29 PD	LM + Dor	82 (45-105)	2.6 (1-8)	26/29 (90)
Omura et al[28]	18	42 (16-65)	10/8	18 PD	LM + Dor	150 (120-205)	8 (4-18)	16/18 (88.9)
Gockel et al[29]	67	44 (14-87)	40/27	67 PD	HM + Dor	104 (50-198)	3.2	52/67 (77)
Ponce et al[30]	32	32 (18-67)	14/18	32 PD	HM + Dor	120 (90-210)	6 (3-11)	26/32 (81.3)
Beckingham et al[31]	10	30 (18-46)	4/6	10 PD	LM	90 (58-180)	3 (2-4)	9/10 (90)
Patti et al[32]	66	46 (20-72)	36/30	66 PD-BoTx	LM + Dor	156	3.5	54/66 (83)
Duffy et al[33]	5	39 (15-67)	3/2	5 LM	LM + Toupet	96 (87-120)	2	5/5 (100)
Iqbal et al[34]	15	42 (20-65)	8/7	15 LM	LM	NA	NA	12/15 (80)
Grotenhuis et al[35]	19	NA	6/13	19 LM	HM + Dor	101 (90-128)	4	17/19 (89.5)
Glatz et al[36]	8	52 (18-62)	3/5	8 HM	HM	90 (78-124)	3.5	6/8 (74)
Robinson et al[37]	3	34 (28-45)	1/2	3 TM	LM	NA	NA	100
Rakita et al[38]	12	40 (20-52)	5/7	10 TM	LM	98 (90-112)	4.5	73
Gorecki et al[39]	8	38 (24-60)	4/4	8 LM	8 LM	NA	NA	87.50

LM: Laparoscopic HM; NA: No analysis; HM + Dor: HM and Dor fundoplication; LM + Dor: Laparoscopic HM and Dor fundoplication; LM + Toupet: Laparoscopic HM and Toupet fundoplication.