ArticleAnnals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia2015
The Outcomes and Quality of Life of Patients with Achalasia after Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy in the Short-Term.
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- Quality of Life Following Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Esophageal Achalasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia · 2020Pooled it
- EAES Clinical Practice Guideline 2026 Protocol: Multi-Society Recommendations for the Treatment of Achalasia.Clinical and public health guidelines · 2026Article
- PERORAL ENDOSCOPIC MYOTOMY FOR ACHALASIA: SAFETY PROFILE, COMPLICATIONS AND RESULTS OF 94 PATIENTS.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2023Observational
- Long-term outcomes of per-oral endoscopic myotomy compared to laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia: a single-center experience.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
- Determining the Safety and Effectiveness of Electrocautery Enhanced Scissors for Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (with Video).Clinical endoscopy · 2020Article
- Clinical Usefulness of Endoscopy, Barium Fluoroscopy, and Chest Computed Tomography for the Correct Diagnosis of Achalasia.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2020Article
- Outcomes and quality of life assessment after per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) performed in the endoscopy unit with trainees.Surgical endoscopy · 2018Article
- Current Status of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy.Clinical endoscopy · 2018Review
- Full-thickness myotomy is associated with higher rate of postoperative gastroesophageal reflux disease.World journal of gastroenterology · 2016Article
- Patient-Reported Outcomes in Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Achalasia.Current treatment options in gastroenterology · 2016Article
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Abstract
purposeTo assess the short-term efficacy and quality of life (QOL) of patients with achalasia after peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM).
methodsThirty-five achalasia patients underwent POEM from May 2013 to December 2013. The data on clinical evaluation and QOL before therapy, at 1 month and 6 months postoperation were collected and analyzed.
resultsAll the thirty-five patients underwent POEM successfully. By comparing the data of the preoperative with that of 1 month and 6 months after POEM respectively, we found that: mean Eckardt score decreased (6.83 vs 0.51, 6.83 vs 0.46, all P <0.05), esophagus diameter reduced (47.97 mm vs 32.00 mm, 47.97 mm vs 28.50 mm, all P <0.05), and esophageal manometry declined (29.5 mmHg vs 11.5 mmHg, 29.5 mmHg vs 10.3 mmHg, all P <0.05). Complications occurred in 14.3% (5/35) of the cases, and no recurrence was observed. At each time point, postoperative QOL scores were higher than those of preoperative (P <0.05).
conclusionsPOEM is safe and effective for treating achalasia in the short-term, it can relieve clinic symptoms as well as improve patients' QOL.
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