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Journal of Obesity & Weight Loss Therapy
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  • J Obes Weight Loss Ther 10: 415,
  • DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904.1000415

Achalasia after Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Surgical Challenge

Kerwin X. Cruz De La Rosa1*, Adel González Montalvo2 and Albert Suárez Domínguez3
1General Surgery ResidentUniversity of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, Puerto Rico
2Assistant Professor of Surgery, Laparoscopic and General Surgery, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, Puerto Rico
3Professor of Surgery, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, Puerto Rico
*Corresponding Author : Kerwin X. Cruz De La Rosa, General Surgery Resident University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, Puerto Rico, Tel: 787-618-4568, Email: kerwin.cruz@upr.edu

Received Date: Nov 05, 2020 / Accepted Date: Nov 20, 2020 / Published Date: Nov 27, 2020

Abstract

The prevalence of achalasia in the morbid obesity population is low. However, there havebeen cases of patients diagnosed with both conditions, including some diagnosed with achalasia after undergoing bariatric surgery. Even though the surgical management of both conditions has been well studied separately, there is no consensus of the treatment when these conditions coexist. We describe the case of a patient with history of a Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy who was later on diagnosed with achalasia and successfully treated with Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy.

Keywords: Morbid obesity, Bariatric surgery, Sleeve gastrectomy

Citation: Rosa KXCDL, Montalvo AG, Domínguez AS (2020) Achalasia after Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Surgical Challenge. J Obes Weight Loss Ther 10: 415. Doi: 10.4172/2165-7904.1000415

Copyright: © 2020 Rosa KXCL, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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