Muhammad Kamran Hassan, Mujahid Aslam Khattak, Summaira Bakhtiar, Ahmad Nawaz Babar, Aamir Ghafoor Khan, Abbas Khan, Hashmatullah Khan.
Long Term Results Of Single Session Of Pneumatic Dilatation With 30mm Ballon For Achalasia Cardia.
J Postgrad Med Inst Jan ;31(2):114-7.

Objective: To evaluate the results of single session of endoscopic balloon dilation with 30mm pneumatic balloon for achalasia, over a prolonged (≥12 months) observation period. Methodology: This prospective interventional study was carried out in a Gastro-enterology center in private set up in Akbar Medical Center, Ramdaas, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan from January 2010 to December 2015. Results: Out of 31 patients, males were 18(58%) and females were 13(42%), with mean age of 38 ±13 years. Stable clinical remission (SCR) was achieved in 25 (80.6%) patients over a mean follow up of 27 ±10 months after single session of dilation. Conclusion: Pneumatic dilation was successful in a significantly high number of achalasia patients.The response was durable and the procedure was safe with minimal complications.

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