Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) vs laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM) for the treatment of Type III achalasia in 75 patients: a multicenter comparative study

Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) vs laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM) for the treatment of Type III achalasia in 75 patients: a multicenter comparative study

Background and study aims: Type III achalasia is characterized by rapidly propagating pressurization attributable to spastic contractions. Although laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM) is the current gold standard management for type III achalasia, peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is conceivably super...

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Main Authors: Vivek Kumbhari, Alan H Tieu, Manabu Onimaru, Mohammad H. El Zein, Ezra N. Teitelbaum, Michael B. Ujiki, Matthew E. Gitelis, Rani J. Modayil, Eric S. Hungness, Stavros N. Stavropoulos, Hiro Shiwaku, Rastislav Kunda, Philip Chiu, Payal Saxena, Ahmed A. Messallam, Haruhiro Inoue, Mouen A. Khashab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015-04-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1391668

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