Tu2042 Detailed Analysis of a Single U.S. Center Experience With PerOral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) Suggests Its Efficacy and Safety With Significant Occurrence of Post-Procedural Gastroesophageal Reflux

Yamile Haito Chavez,Saowanee Ngamruengphong,Yen-I Chen,Majidah Bukhari,Amr Ismail,Gulara Hajiyeva,Ayesha Kamal,Ellen M Stein,Sameer Dhalla,John O Clarke,Vivek Kumbhari,Mouen A Khashab

doi:10.1016/j.gie.2016.03.1316

Tu2042 Detailed Analysis of a Single U.S. Center Experience With PerOral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) Suggests Its Efficacy and Safety With Significant Occurrence of Post-Procedural Gastroesophageal Reflux

Yamile Haito Chavez, Saowanee Ngamruengphong + Show 10 more

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2016.03.1316

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Journal: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Publication Date: May 1, 2016

Affiliation: Johns Hopkins Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

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POEM was introduced as a new effective therapeutic option for esophageal achalasia and other spastic esophageal disorders. It is currently believed that POEM is associated with low rates of post-procedural reflux and formal esophageal acid exposure testing is rarely performed after POEM.

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