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Double-Scope Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for Esophageal Achalasia: The First Trial of a New Double-Scope POEM

Clinical Endoscopy, 2016
With the accumulation of clinical trials demonstrating its efficacy and safety, peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has emerged as a less invasive treatment option for esophageal achalasia compared with laparoscopic Heller myotomy.
Hee Jin Hong, G. Song, W. Ko, W. Kim, K. Hahm, S. Hong, J. Cho   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Diagnostics and treatment of cardiac achalasia and cardiospasm: guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological association

Российский журнал гастроэнтерологии, гепатологии, колопроктологии, 2018
Aim of review. To present clinical guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological association on management of cardiac achalasia and cardiospasm to practical doctors. Summary.
V. T. Ivashkin, A. S. Trukhmanov, E. A. Godzhello, I. V. Mayev, Yu. V. Evsyutina, T. L. Lapina, O. A. Storonova   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spastic Esophageal Disorders—How Much Muscle Should We Cut?

Digestive Endoscopy, EarlyView.
Siew‐Fung Hau, Hon Chi Yip
wiley   +1 more source

Complications of Endoscopic Pressure Study Integrated System: Review of 1205 Cases in 10 Years’ Experience

DEN Open, Volume 6, Issue 1, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims The Endoscopic Pressure Study Integrated System (EPSIS) is a novel endoscopic tool to assess lower esophageal sphincter (LES) function by monitoring intragastric pressure (IGP) through insufflation. While previous studies have confirmed its diagnostic utility for LES dysfunction‐related disorders such as gastroesophageal ...
Miyuki Iwasaki, Ippei Tanaka, Haruhiro Inoue, Masachika Saino, Kei Ushikubo, Kazuki Yamamoto, Yohei Nishikawa, Kaori Owada, Satoshi Abiko, Mayo Tanabe   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Achalasia and esophageal cancer: risks and links

Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology, 2018
Maura Torres-Aguilera,1 José María Remes Troche2 1Department of Pediatric Gastroenteritis, Hospital CMN “La Raza”, Mexico City, Mexico; 2Digestive Physiology and Motility Laboratory, Medical Biological Research Institute ...
Torres-Aguilera M, Remes Troche JM
doaj  

The Promise and Challenges of CAD‐Assisted Diagnosis in Achalasia

Digestive Endoscopy, EarlyView.
Niroshan Muwanwella, Krish Ragunath
wiley   +1 more source

Response Rate to Treatment of Achalasia Patients With Thyroid Disorders Versus Euthyroid Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study in Iran

JGH Open, Volume 9, Issue 8, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Achalasia, characterized by impaired esophageal motility, presents a challenge in diagnosis and management. Emerging evidence suggests a potential association between achalasia and thyroid disorders (TD). Understanding the prevalence and treatment response of achalasia in Iranian patients with TD compared to euthyroid counterparts ...
Alireza Mehrban, Mehdi Karimi, Fatemeh Ahmadi Hajikolaei, Mohammad Sadra Saghafi, Aydin Hassanpour Adeh, Pegah Refahi, Amir Anushiravani, Javad Mikaeli   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy in a Patient with Achalasia Cardia with Prior Heller’s Myotomy

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2020
Achalasia cardia is an esophageal myenteric plexus disorder characterized by absence of or incomplete lower esophageal sphincter relaxation and esophageal aperistalsis; Heller’s myotomy is the main treatment of choice due to a lower failure rate ...
Muhammad Miftahussurur, Manu Tandan, Dadang Makmun, Zaheer Nabi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Utilizing Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile (MBSImP) to Characterize Swallowing Function Following Total Laryngectomy

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, Volume 10, Issue 4, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Objective We aim to determine the frequency of altered swallowing physiology for ratable components of the 17‐component grading system, the Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile (MBSImp), in its current validated state for a cohort of patients post total laryngectomy (TL). Study Design Retrospective study.
Sana Smaoui, Leyn Bashar Shakhtour, Tatiana Ferraro, Timothy Brandon Shaver, Bint‐E Z. Awan, Tristan Jordan, Jennifer Schottler, Rebecca Boersma, Robert Dewey, Joseph F. Goodman   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Respiratory symptoms of megaesophagus

Italian Journal of Medicine, 2013
Megaesophagus as the end result of achalasia is the consequence of disordered peristalsis and the slow decompensation of the esophageal muscular layer.
Fabio Di Stefano, Lorenzo Migliorato
doaj   +1 more source