# Pneumatic Dilation versus Laparoscopic Heller's Myotomy for Idiopathic Achalasia

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/pneumatic-dilation-versus-laparoscopic-heller-s-myotomy-for-idiopathic-achalasia/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Guy E. Boeckxstaens,Vito Annese,Stanislas Bruley des Varannes,Stanislas Chaussade,Mario Costantini,Antonello Cuttitta,JI Elizalde,Uberto Fumagalli,M Gaudric,Wout O. Rohof,A. J. P. M. Smout,Jan Tack,Aeilko H. Zwinderman,Giovanni Zaninotto,Olivier R. Busch |
| Citations | 854 |
| DOI | 10.1056/nejmoa1010502 |
| Fields | Health Professions,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1010502?articleTools=true |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2141748856 |
| PMID | 21561346 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2011 |

## Paper authors

- [Aeilko H. Zwinderman](https://scholariq.org/researchers/aeilko-h-zwinderman/)
- [Olivier R. Busch](https://scholariq.org/researchers/olivier-r-busch/)

## Paper journal

- [New England Journal of Medicine](https://scholariq.org/journals/new-england-journal-of-medicine/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/gastroesophageal-reflux-and-treatments/)

## Paper topics

- [Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/gastroesophageal-reflux-and-treatments/)
- [Dysphagia Assessment and Management](https://scholariq.org/topics/dysphagia-assessment-and-management/)
- [Esophageal and GI Pathology](https://scholariq.org/topics/esophageal-and-gi-pathology/)

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