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Preventing aspiration during peroral endoscopic myotomy [PDF]
To the Editor: We read with interest Tanaka et al.’s [1] case series raising the importance of preventing aspiration pneumonia as an anesthesia consideration specific to peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM). At our institution, a total of 35 patients underwent POEM for treatment of achalasia or spastic esophageal disorders.
Payal, Saxena +2 more
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Anesthesia for Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) – not so poetic!
Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a promising natural orifice transluminal endoscopic procedure for the treatment of esophageal motility disorders, with similar effectiveness as of Heller myotomy.
Soumya Sarkar +2 more
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Two-Person Technique of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Achalasia with an Advanced Endoscopist and a Thoracic Surgeon: Initial Experience [PDF]
Background and Aims. We initiated peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) utilizing a two-person technique with combination of an advanced endoscopist and a thoracic surgeon with complementary skills.
Madhusudhan R. Sanaka +6 more
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Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Esophageal Motility Disorders [PDF]
Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is one of the most clinically successful tunnel-based minimally invasive endoscopic treatments. The classic indications of POEM include achalasia of all types, including failed prior treatments, and expanded indications ...
Jun Young Kim, Yang Won Min
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Revisional Therapy for Recurrent Symptoms After Heller Myotomy for Achalasia [PDF]
Purpose: Symptom recurrence after initial surgical management of esophageal achalasia occurs in 10–25% of patients. The aim of this study was to analyze safety and efficacy of revisional therapy after failed Heller myotomy (HM).
Andreatta E. +5 more
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Anesthesia can alter measurements during digestive endoscopies, yet no standardized protocol currently exists. Two expert groups—the French Neuro‐Gastroenterology Group (GFNG) and anesthesiologists—used the Delphi method to reach a consensus on which drugs have an influence (91 amendments), ultimately resulting in a proposed anesthesia protocol (28 ...
Domitille Renard +29 more
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Histologic findings in mucosa and muscularis propria biopsied during peroral endoscopic myotomy in patients with achalasia [PDF]
Background: Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has been increasingly used to treat achalasia. Previous studies have reported high frequency of muscular eosinophilic infiltration in achalasia.
Draganov, Peter +5 more
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Azzolini, Francesco +2 more
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ABSTRACT We report a case of a 70‐year‐old woman with esophageal achalasia and concurrent superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Three adjacent superficial lesions were resected en bloc by endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), with no lymphovascular invasion.
Ai Katsumi +9 more
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Modern Achalasia: Diagnosis, Classification, and Treatment [PDF]
Achalasia is a major esophageal motor disorder featured by the altered relaxation of the esophagogastric junction in the absence of effective peristaltic activity.
Pagliaro M. +3 more
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