[Report of experiences in the surgical treatment of functional disorders of the esophagus].

Operations were performed on 1,275 patients for various oesophageal disorders at the First Surgical Department of Olomouc University, between 1948 and 1985. Most of these functional disorders were of benign nature, including simple or complicated reflux disease of the oesophagus, achalasia of the cardia, para-oesophageal and mixed hiatus hernia, and diverticulum. The group of these benign cases included 826 patients. Their lethality amounted to 2.8 percent. Surgical techniques and tactical approaches to various types of functional disorders of the oesophagus are described in some detail. Also reported are lethality, complications, and long-time results.