Session 81

Saturday – November 9, 2019

09:00 – 09:50 am

​ Room 209 A+B (2nd floor)

 

White paper summary:

How to survey patients with achalasia after successful treatment

 

Chair: Marcelo Vela (USA)

 

Documenting treatment efficacy, predicting long-term success, and identifying the need for additional treatment:

• Are symptoms alone reliable for follow-up after treatment? Daniela Jodorkovsky (USA)
• What is the role of esophageal manometry? Adriana Lazarescu (Canada)
• What is the role of timed barium emptying? Marcelo Vela (USA)
• What is the role of EndoFLIP? Jennifer Horsley-Silva (USA)
• How frequently should patients be assessed, and what method or methods to use? Justin Wu (Hong Kong)

• Is there a need for periodic surveillance for esophageal cancer after successful treatment of achalasia? Shobna Bhatia (India)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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