Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) in a 19-Month-Old Girl with Primary Achalasia

Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) in a 19-Month-Old Girl with Primary Achalasia

Introduction Primary achalasia is an idiopathic motility disorder of the esophagus characterized by esophageal aperistalsis and incomplete relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) in response to swallowing. The gold standard diagnostic method in adults is high-resolution manomet...

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Main Authors: Serkan Duman, Alper Yurci, Joo Young Cho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
Subjects:
achalasia
child
pediatrics
POEM
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1769926

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