Surgical risk for patients with Chagasic achalasia and its correlation with the degree of esophageal dilation

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2005; 11(37): 5840-5844
Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5840

Table 2 Postoperative complications according to the functional class classification

Results	Functional class/number of patients
	I (n = 67)^b^d		II (n = 46)¹		III (n = 11)
	n	%	n	%	n	%
No complications	39	58.21	11	23.91	-	0
With complications	28	41.79	35	76.09	11	100
Heart failure/shock	0	0	4	11.43	7	63.64
Death	1	3.57	2	5.71	1	9.09
Others	27	96.43	29	82.86	3	27.27

^bP<0.001 FCI vs FCII;

^dP<0.001 FCI vs FCIII;

¹P=0.072 FCII vs FCIII.

Citation: Neto JG, Cleva R, Zilberstein B, Gama-Rodrigues JJ. Surgical risk for patients with Chagasic achalasia and its correlation with the degree of esophageal dilation. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(37): 5840-5844
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v11/i37/5840.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5840