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Endoscopic Myotomy for Foregut Motility Disorders [PDF]

, 2018
© 2018 AGA Institute Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is an advanced endoscopic procedure classically performed for the treatment of achalasia.
Petros C. Benias, Mouen A. Khashab, Benias, P. C., Khashab, M. A., Swanstrom, L. L., Lee L. Swanstrom   +5 more
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Cricopharyngeal myotomy for neurogenic oropharyngeal dysphagia [PDF]

, 1997
Background: Forty patients (18 women, 22 men) with incapacitating oropharyngeal dysphagia of neurologic origin underwent cricopharyngeal myotomy. The subjective and objective response to myotomy was analyzed retrospectively with a mean postoperative ...
A. Duranceau, A. Peracchia, Peracchia, Alberto, Poirier, Nancy Claire, Bonavina, Luigi, A. Nosadini, Taillefer, Raymond, N. C. Poirier, R. Taillefer, Nosadini, Attilio, Duranceau, André, L. Bonavina   +11 more
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Surgical Treatment for Achalasia of the Esophagus: Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy [PDF]

, 2013
Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder that leads to dysphagia, chest pain, and weight loss. Its diagnosis is clinically suspected and is confirmed with esophageal manometry.
Luis Alfonso Martin-del-Campo, Gonzalo Torres-Villalobos   +1 more
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Third-space endoscopy: Current techniques, clinical applications, and future directions

Journal of International Medical Research
Third-space endoscopy refers to a set of endoscopic techniques that allow access to the submucosal space or “third space” between the mucosa and muscularis propria, enabling therapeutic intervention while preserving mucosal integrity.
Zaheer Nabi, Azimuddin Haza, Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy   +2 more
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Supradiaphragmatic Myotomy (Labeled) [PDF]

Supradiaphragmatic ...
Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (RCSI)
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Laparoscopic Dor Fundoplication and oesophageal Myotomy [PDF]

, 2015
The laparoscopic approach to the Heller myotomy has become widely accepted. With the exception of rare situations, e.g. complications requiring conversion and complex redo surgery, laparoscopic myotomy, supplemented by the Dor fundoplication, is ...
MATTIOLI, SANDRO, LUGARESI, MARIALUISA, RUFFATO, ALBERTO   +2 more
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Comparison of Thoracoscopic and Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy for Achalasia [PDF]

, 1998
For more than three decades experts have debated the relative merits of thoracoscopic Heller myotomy (no antireflux procedure) vs. laparoscopic Heller myotomy plus Dor fundoplication for treatment of achalasia.
W. GANTERT, M. G. PATTI, J. TONG, M. ARCERITO, L. W. WAY, M. DE PINTO, FEO, Carlo   +6 more
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Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) vs laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM) for the treatment of Type III achalasia in 75 patients: a multicenter comparative study

Endoscopy International Open, 2015
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 ...
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   +16 more
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Efficacy and Safety of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy in the Treatment of Zenker’s Diverticulum: A Single-Center Experience [PDF]

Background/Aims: The efficacy and safety of Zenker’s peroral endoscopic myotomy (Z-POEM), a current method in the treatment of Zenker’s diverticulum (ZD), have been demonstrated in a limited number of studies and case reports.
Çağdaş Erdoğan, Abdullah Murat Buyruk   +1 more
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Recurrent achalasia after Heller-Toupet procedure: Laparoscopic extended redo heller myotomy and floppy Dor

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2007
Recurrences of symptoms after the surgery for achalasia cardia are not uncommon. There are several causes of recurrences but the early recurrences are speculated to be secondary to incomplete myotomy and late recurrence due to fibrosis after the myotomy ...
Golash Vishwanath
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