Routine esophagram to detect early esophageal leakage after peroral endoscopic myotomy
Background Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is highly successful in treating patients with achalasia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of early adverse events (AEs) following POEM and to assess whether post-procedural imaging by routine esophagram prevents serious AEs due to earl...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
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Series: | Endoscopy International Open |
Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-2294-8607 |