Peroral endoscopic myotomy in pediatric jackhammer esophagus
ABSTRACT The jackhammer esophagus is a rare hypercontractile disorder and diagnosis is based on high-resolution manometry. Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) of the spastic esophagus segments has been described. We report a pediatric patient with jackhammer esophagus that was treated endoscopically.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas |
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| Online Access: | http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082018000700011&lng=en&tlng=en |