ArticleJournal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract2020
Using Impedance Planimetry (EndoFLIP) to Evaluate Myotomy and Predict Outcomes After Surgery for Achalasia.
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Safety and Efficacy of the Novel SpydrBlade Flex With Radiofrequency and Microwave Ablation Flexible Bipolar for Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy in Patients With Achalasia: A Multicenter Prospective Study
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38 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- FLIP use in achalasia: comparing POEM and Heller myotomy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Pooled it
- Use of the Functional Lumen Imaging Probe in Clinical Esophagology.The American journal of gastroenterology · 2020Guideline
- Use of intraoperative distensibility index with EndoFLIP™ is independently associated with hiatal hernia recurrence after fundoplication.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Functional Lumen Imaging Probe (EndoFLIP) in Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders: Current Evidence, Clinical Applications, and Future Perspectives.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Pneumatic dilation, evaluation of compliance of esophagogastric junction by Pneumatic dilation balloon before POEM.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Subjective Assessment of the Pyloric Sphincter During Endoscopy and Its Correlation with FLIP Panometry.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2025Article
- Same Day Discharge for Heller Myotomy: Setting Realistic Patient Expectations Is Key.World journal of surgery · 2025Article
- Current status of functional testing for upper gastrointestinal disorders: state-of-the-art review.Singapore medical journal · 2025Review
- Distensibility index measured after Toupet fundoplication is associated with long-term dysphagia.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- A Software Framework for the Functional Lumen Imaging Probe-Mechanics (MechView).Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2025Article
- Esophageal impedance planimetry during per-oral endoscopic myotomy guides myotomy extent.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Automatic three-dimensional reconstruction of the oesophagus in achalasia patients undergoing POEM: an innovative approach for evaluating treatment outcomes.BMJ open gastroenterology · 2024Article
- Using impedance planimetry to define the end of a peroral endoscopic myotomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Impedance planimetry during per-oral endoscopic myotomy is associated with decreased inadvertent capnoperitoneum.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Utility of Functional Lumen Imaging Probe in the Evaluation of Esophageal Conditions.The American journal of gastroenterology · 2024Article
- Current Approach to Dysphagia: A Review Focusing on Esophageal Motility Disorders and Their Treatment.GE Portuguese journal of gastroenterology · 2023Review
- Tailored myotomy for the treatment of type 3 achalasia: Is there a role for the functional lumen imaging probe?Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2023Article
- Role of short interval FLIP panometry in predicting long-term outcomes after per-oral endoscopic myotomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Role of endoscopy in patients with achalasia.Clinical endoscopy · 2023Review
- Inter- and intra-rater agreement of interpretation of functional lumen imaging probe in healthy subjects.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe functional lumen imaging probe (FLIP) is an innovative tool that uses impedance planimetry to assess esophageal geometry in real time. It has been used to diagnose achalasia and evaluate treatment failure after laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM) and peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM). We hypothesize that impedance planimetry can be utilized intra-operatively to assess adequacy of myotomy and assist in predicting patient outcomes.
methodsA prospectively maintained patient database at a single center was queried. Seventy-seven patients with achalasia underwent POEM or LHM by a single surgeon. The FLIP was used to measure cross-sectional area (CSA), minimum diameter (D
resultsPost-operative CSA, D
conclusionImpedance planimetry using the FLIP can offer intra-operative feedback about the geometry of the LES. The most useful parameters in predicting patient outcomes have yet to be clearly defined, but our results demonstrate that final DI and CSA are predictive of post-operative treatment response.
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