Post-Surgical Quality of Life, Psychological State and what Patients Think about the Effectiveness of Heller Myotomy in the Treatment of Achalasia.

Abstract:

INTRODUCTION:The disruption of esophageal motility that characterizes achalasia typically provokes dysphagia, pain, loss of weight and malnutrition. Therefore, patients frequently report a reduction in quality of life and negative emotional states. Laparoscopic Heller myotomy proved to be an effective therapy, enabling the resumption of good quality of life. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The authors studied 45 patients previously submitted to laparoscopic Heller myotomy. Postoperative evaluation was performed using a customized version of the achalasia disease-specific quality of life questionnaire. Quality of life and the presence of depressive and anxiety symptoms were assessed using the Portuguese versions of the Medical Outcomes Study SF-36 and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. RESULTS:Thirty-one patients responded to the survey. Dysphagia was the main clinical symptom before surgery. A clear improvement in dysphagia, regurgitation, pain and weight loss was found after surgery (p < 0.001). The Mental Health domain of SF-36 presented a Pearson correlation coefficient of -0.689 with HADS-D and of -0.557 with HADS-A (p < 0.001 and p = 0.002, respectively). CONCLUSION:This study demonstrates that the Heller myotomy is associated with a good quality of life in patients with achalasia and strengthens the evidence that this is a safe and reliable procedure. :Introdução: A interrupção da motilidade esofágica que caracteriza a acalásia provoca disfagia, dor, perda de peso e desnutrição. Portanto, estes doentes referem uma redução na qualidade de vida e apresentam estados emocionais negativos. Procedimentos cirúrgicos, como a miotomia de Heller, têm-se revelado eficazes, permitindo retornar a uma qualidade de vida melhor. Material e Métodos: Foram incluídos no presente estudo 45 pacientes submetidos a miotomia de Heller. A avaliação pós-operatória foi realizada usando uma versão modificada do questionário de Qualidade de Vida Específico para a Acalasia. A qualidade de vida e a presença de sintomas psicológicos foram avaliados utilizando a versão portuguesa do Medical Outcomes Study SF-36 e a Escala de Ansiedade e Depressão Hospitalar. Resultados: Um total de 31 doentes (69%) foi avaliado, média de idades de 53 anos (18). A disfagia foi o principal sintoma clínico. Uma clara melhoria da disfagia, regurgitação, dor e perda de peso foi evidenciada após a cirurgia (p < 0,001). O domínio da saúde mental do SF-36 apresentou um coeficiente de correlação de Pearson de -0,689 com HADS -D e de -0,557 com HADS-A (p < 0,001 e p = 0,002, respetivamente). Conclusão: Este estudo demonstra que a miotomia de Heller se associa a uma boa qualidade de vida nos doentes com acalásia e reforça a ideia de que este é um procedimento seguro e eficaz.

journal_name

Acta Med Port

journal_title

Acta medica portuguesa

authors

Vale-Fonseca T,Ferreira-Pinto L,Figueiredo-Braga M,Carneiro S

doi

10.20344/amp.6758

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-02-01 00:00:00

pages

107-13

issue

2

eissn

0870-399X

issn

1646-0758

journal_volume

29

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