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my son has acute achLasia. his esophagus is now stretched out so he has small pockets on both sides. he has already had the stretching and clipping of the muscle. the doctor now days he has to have his esophgus cut out and his stomach pulled up. he is 42 yrs old,5'8" and weighs on a good day 130 #'s. we are afraid that he will die by having this operation because he will even loose more weight. what do we do
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Of course, it is a major operation but may not be that much complicated as you have explained here. The operation is done with great care and with skilled hand.
There is nothing to worry, surgeon will surely take all the care. Wish you good luck and stop worrying.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards, Dr. Akhtarhusain
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Suggest Consequences With Acute Achlasia
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Of course, it is a major operation but may not be that much complicated as you have explained here. The operation is done with great care and with skilled hand. There is nothing to worry, surgeon will surely take all the care. Wish you good luck and stop worrying. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Akhtarhusain