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Renato Salvador

Researcher at University of Padua

Publications -  87
Citations -  3820

Renato Salvador is an academic researcher from University of Padua. The author has contributed to research in topics: Achalasia & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 68 publications receiving 3095 citations. Previous affiliations of Renato Salvador include University of Rochester.

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Outcomes of Treatment for Achalasia Depend on Manometric Subtype

TL;DR: A higher percentage of patients with type II achalasia (based on manometric tracings) are treated successfully with pneumatic dilation or laparoscopic Heller myotomy than patients with types I and III a Chalasia.

CLINICAL—ALIMENTARY TRACT Outcomes of Treatment for Achalasia Depend on Manometric Subtype

TL;DR: The European achalasia trial as mentioned in this paper evaluated whether manometric subtype was associated with response to treatment in a large population of patients treated with either pneumatic dilation (PD) or laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM), which have comparable rates of success.
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The 2018 ISDE achalasia guidelines

Giovanni Zaninotto, +55 more
TL;DR: These guidelines deal specifically with the following achalasia issues: Diagnostic workup, Definition of the disease, Severity of presentation, Medical treatment, Botulinum Toxin injection, Pneumatic dilatation, POEM, Other endoscopic treatments, Laparoscopic myotomy, definition of recurrence, Follow up and risk of cancer.