Data analyses and perspectives on laparoscopic surgery for esophageal achalasia

Table 1 Comparison of surgical outcomes between laparoscopic Heller myotomy vs laparoscopic myotomy with fundoplication

Author	Year	Study design	Samples	Procedure	Follow up (mo)	Success	Postop-GERD
Campos et al[36]	2009	Meta-analysis	579	myotomy only	NA	90%	31%
			2507	myotomy + fundoplication	NA	90%	9%
Falkenback et al[37]	2003	RCT	10	myotomy only	96	70%	13%
			10	myotomy + fundoplication	96	70%	0.1%
Richards et al[10]	2004	RCT	21	myotomy only	6	100%	47.6%
			22	myotomy + fundoplication	6	95.5%	9.1%
Simić et al[38]	2010	RCT	22	myotomy only	36	100%	9.1%
			62	myotomy + fundoplication	36	91.7%	9.7%
Finley et al[39]	2007	Retrospective	24	myotomy only	12	100%	NA
			71	myotomy + fundoplication	12	98.6%	NA

NA: Not available; GERD: Gastroesophageal reflux disease; RCT: Retrospective cohort study.