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ArticleSurgical endoscopy2024

Impedance planimetry during per-oral endoscopic myotomy is associated with decreased inadvertent capnoperitoneum.

Matthew F Mikulski, Timothy J Morley, Kaitlin P Debbink, David J Desilets, John R Romanelli

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Article in Surgical endoscopy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Matthew F MikulskiDepartment of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Baystate, Springfield, MA, USA. matthew.mikulski@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-1694-7894
Timothy J MorleyDepartment of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Baystate, Springfield, MA, USA.
Kaitlin P DebbinkDepartment of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Baystate, Springfield, MA, USA.
David J DesiletsDepartment of Gastroenterology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Baystate, Springfield, MA, USA.
John R RomanelliDepartment of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Baystate, Springfield, MA, USA.
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · USBaystate Medical Center · US

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Abstract

backgroundPer-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has become an accepted minimally invasive alternative to Heller myotomy for the treatment of achalasia and other disorders of esophageal dysmotility. One associated adverse event is the inadvertent creation of capnoperitoneum. A proposed mechanism is that extension of the submucosal tunnel below the esophageal hiatus and onto the gastric wall leads to transmural perforation. We hypothesized that the use of impedance planimetry with the endoscopic functional luminal imaging probe (EndoFLIP) more accurately identifies the esophagogastric junction and helps to better define the myotomy's ideal limits, thus lowering the incidence of inadvertent capnoperitoneum.

methodsThis is a single-center, retrospective review of consecutive POEM cases from 06/11/2011 to 08/08/2022, with EndoFLIP introduced in 2017. Patient and procedural characteristics, including the incidence of clinically significant capnoperitoneum and decompression, were analyzed using univariate and multivariable linear regression statistics.

resultsThere were 140 POEM cases identified, 74 (52.9%) of which used EndoFLIP. Clinically significant capnoperitoneum was encountered in 26 (18.6%) cases, with no differences in patient characteristics between those who had capnoperitoneum and those who did not. There was a decreased incidence of capnoperitoneum in cases using EndoFLIP compared to those without (n = 6, 23% vs n = 20, 77%, p = 0.001), with zero instances in the final 56 cases. After adjusting for potentially confounding factors, EndoFLIP use was associated with a - 15.93% (95% confidence interval - 30.68%, - 1.18%) decrease in procedure duration.

conclusionsThe routine use of EndoFLIP during POEM was associated with decreased incidence of clinically significant capnoperitoneum, potentially due to improved myotomy tailoring and decreased duration of insufflation with shorter procedure times.

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Esophageal AchalasiaEsophageal Motility DisordersMyotomyNatural Orifice Endoscopic SurgeryElectric ImpedanceEsophageal Sphincter, LowerEsophagogastric JunctionHumansTreatment OutcomeCapnoperitoneumImpedance planimetryPer-oral endoscopic myotomy

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