[Surgical treatment of cardial achalasia].

There was analyzed a 35-years experience of surgical treatment of 683 patients, suffering achalasia of cardia. Comparative analysis of different methods of operative interventions efficacy, including those, using laparoscopic access, was conducted. There was established, that esophagocardiomyotomy together with partial widening fundoplication guarantees good late results achievement in 96.6% of patients. Application of laparoscopic esophagocardiomyotomy and anterior widening fundoplication permits to secure all advantages of miniinvasive access and efficacy, comparable with such of the open access.