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From: Single-center experience of transitioning from video-assisted laparoscopic to robotic Heller myotomy with Dor fundoplication for esophageal motility disorders

Fig. 2

Details of Heller Myotomy

Details of Heller Myotomy with Dor fundoplication (Hand drawing). A: The length of the myotomy was approximately 5–6 cm upwards and at least 2 cm downwards based on the EGJ; B-D: The left and right margins of the esophageal muscle layer and the anterior wall of the fundus of the stomach were then intermittently sutured together

Details of Heller Myotomy with Dor fundoplication (Actual operation). A-C: The length of the myotomy was approximately 5–6 cm upwards and at least 2 cm downwards based on the EGJ; D: The left and right margins of the esophageal muscle layer and the anterior wall of the fundus of the stomach were then intermittently sutured together

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