Esophageal achalasia is a primary motility disorder characterized by insufficient lower
esophageal sphincter relaxation and loss of esophageal peristalsis. Achalasia is a chronic …

Background & Aims Identification of factors associated with achalasia treatment outcome
might help physicians select therapies based on patient characteristics. We performed a …

Background and Aims Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has received wide acceptance
as a highly effective and safe treatment for esophageal achalasia. Short-term and small …

Background Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a treatment option for patients with
previous surgical or endoscopic treatment. We aimed to evaluate the influence of prior …

Achalasia cardia, type of esophageal dynamic disorder, is a relatively rare primary motor
esophageal disease characterized by the functional loss of plexus ganglion cells in the …

Background and study aims Since per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) was introduced in
2010, it has become accepted as one of the standard treatments for esophageal achalasia …

Background and Aims We aimed to establish a predictive model and develop a simple risk-
scoring system (Zhongshan POEM Score) to help clinicians to characterize high-risk patients …

Objectives High‐resolution manometry (HRM) and esophagography are used for achalasia
diagnosis; however, achalasia phenotypes combining esophageal motility and morphology …

Objectives: Per‐oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a recommended treatment modality for
achalasia, but there is little published data for its use in children. The objective of the present …

Background and Aims Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is an effective treatment for
esophageal motility disorder. However, some people are poor responders who will probably …