Achalasia is an uncommon esophageal motility disorder in which there is selective loss of
inhibitory neurons resulting in loss of peristalsis and failure of adequate relaxation of the …

Introduction Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a novel intervention for the treatment of
achalasia, which combines the advantages of endoscopic access and myotomy. The …

Achalasia is a relatively rare primary motor esophageal disorder, characterized by absence
of relaxations of the lower esophageal sphincter and of peristalsis along the esophageal …

Background The recently developed technique for peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has
been shown to be effective in several short-term studies. Longer term outcome data are …

Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a novel clinical technique developed in Japan used
to treat esophageal achalasia and esophageal motility disorders. This technique has been …

Background Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a novel operation for the treatment of
achalasia and other esophageal motility disorders. While POEM has shown excellent short …

Objective: We aimed to report long-term outcomes for patients undergoing per-oral
endoscopic myotomy (POEM) after our initial 15-case learning curve. Background: POEM …

Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder characterized by failure of lower esophageal
sphincter (LES) relaxation and is rare in children. The most common symptoms are vomiting …

Background Per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) represents a natural orifice transluminal
endoscopic surgery approach to Heller myotomy. Our center was the first to offer POEM …

Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has surfaced as an effective endoscopic treatment
modality for achalasia cardia (AC). Promising results in short-and mid-term follow-up studies …