Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for Esophageal Achalasia | Clinical Review Criteria
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Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM): a new endoscopic treatment for achalasia.
BACKGROUND/AIMS Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a new minimally invasive technique to treat achalasia. METHODS We performed a review of the literature of POEM with a special focus on technical details and the results obtained with this technique in patients with achalasia and other esophageal motility disorders. RESULTS Thousands of POEM procedures have been performed worldwide since ...
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We aimed to assess the short-term outcomes of per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) compared with laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM) for achalasia through a meta-analysis of nonrandomized comparative studies.We searched PubMed, Embase, Medline, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar for studies that compared POEM and LHM for achalasia and were published between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2014. ...
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