Tension pneumothorax during peroral endoscopic myotomy for treatment of esophageal achalasia under general anesthesia

More and more endoscopically gastrointestinal procedures require anesthesiologists to perform general anesthesia, such as “peroral endoscopic myotomy”. Peroral endoscopic myotomy is a novel invasive treatment for the primary motility disorder of esophagus, called esophageal achalasia. Despite of its...

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Main Authors: Tsung-Shih Li, Tsung-Yang Lee, Kate Hsiurong Liao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001415001220