SynthesisAnnals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia2020
Quality of Life Following Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Esophageal Achalasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Initial Validation of the Eosinophilic Gastritis and Gastroenteritis Quality of Life Scale.Gastro hep advances · 2025Article
- Validation of the Achalasia Patient-Reported Outcomes Questionnaire.Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics · 2022Article
- Is an objective evaluation essential for determining the therapeutic effect of laparoscopic surgery among patients with esophageal achalasia?Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Achalasia.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2022Review
- Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) after peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM).Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPeroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a novel minimally invasive intervention for treating esophageal achalasia. Previous publications have proved its excellent efficacy and safety, and even shown it could improve patients' quality of life (QoL). So, we conducted this study to explore the changes of QoL following POEM.
methodsA comprehensive literature search was conducted on PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library covering the period from January 2009 to April 2019. The statistical analysis was carried out using Review Manager 5.3.
resultsA total of 12 studies including 549 patients were identified, which assessed the QoL using validated questionnaires administered. After POEM, the SF-36 questionnaire score of each domain (physical function, role physical function, body pain, general health (GH), social function, vitality, emotional role function, mental health) was significantly increased (p < 0.05). Meanwhile, mental component scale (MCS) and physical component scale (PCS) scores were all improved in patients after POEM procedure (MCS: 12.11, 95% confidence interval [CI], 4.67-19.55, p = 0.001, I
conclusionsOur current evidence suggests there is significant improvement in QoL after POEM procedure.
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