Efficacy and safety of peroral endoscopic myotomy for esophageal diverticula

Background and study aims Epiphrenic diverticula are rare and mainly occur in patients with underlying esophageal motility disorders. The current standard treatment is surgical diverticulectomy often combined by myotomy and is associated with significant adverse event (AE) rates. The aim...

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Main Authors: Wessels Wessels, Schuitenmaker Schuitenmaker, Bastiaansen Bastiaansen, Fockens Fockens, Masclee Masclee, Bredenoord Bredenoord
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2023-05-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-2071-6744
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description Background and study aims Epiphrenic diverticula are rare and mainly occur in patients with underlying esophageal motility disorders. The current standard treatment is surgical diverticulectomy often combined by myotomy and is associated with significant adverse event (AE) rates. The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy and safety of peroral endoscopic myotomy in reducing esophageal symptoms in patients with esophageal diverticula.
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spelling doaj.art-eb8b47ba9ab04a6a8bf86e539a1a49a92023-07-26T19:13:46ZengGeorg Thieme Verlag KGEndoscopy International Open2364-37222196-97362023-05-011105E546E55210.1055/a-2071-6744Efficacy and safety of peroral endoscopic myotomy for esophageal diverticulaWessels Wessels0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3721-8279Schuitenmaker Schuitenmaker1Bastiaansen Bastiaansen2Fockens Fockens3Masclee Masclee4Bredenoord Bredenoord5Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAmsterdam University Medical Centres, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAmsterdam University Medical Centres, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAmsterdam University Medical Centres, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAmsterdam University Medical Centres, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAmsterdam University Medical Centres, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Duivendrecht, Netherlands Background and study aims Epiphrenic diverticula are rare and mainly occur in patients with underlying esophageal motility disorders. The current standard treatment is surgical diverticulectomy often combined by myotomy and is associated with significant adverse event (AE) rates. The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy and safety of peroral endoscopic myotomy in reducing esophageal symptoms in patients with esophageal diverticula.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-2071-6744
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Efficacy and safety of peroral endoscopic myotomy for esophageal diverticula
Endoscopy International Open
title Efficacy and safety of peroral endoscopic myotomy for esophageal diverticula
title_full Efficacy and safety of peroral endoscopic myotomy for esophageal diverticula
title_fullStr Efficacy and safety of peroral endoscopic myotomy for esophageal diverticula
title_full_unstemmed Efficacy and safety of peroral endoscopic myotomy for esophageal diverticula
title_short Efficacy and safety of peroral endoscopic myotomy for esophageal diverticula
title_sort efficacy and safety of peroral endoscopic myotomy for esophageal diverticula
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-2071-6744
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