Symptomatic outcome of laparoscopic cardiomyotomy without an antireflux procedure: experience in initial 40 cases.

The aim of surgical treatment in achalasia cardia is symptom relief. Most studies have evaluated the results of laparoscopic cardiomyotomy with an antireflux procedure. However, data on the effectiveness of laparoscopic cardiomyotomy without an antireflux procedure is sparse. We describe our experie