Short versus standard esophageal myotomy in achalasia patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies

Background and study aims Despite the clinical efficacy of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), postoperative symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) remains a major concern. While it is known that length of the gastric myotomy affects postoperative GERD, the clinical relevance of variation...

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Main Authors: Saurabh Chandan, Antonio Facciorusso, Shahab R. Khan, Daryl Ramai, Babu P. Mohan, Mohammad Bilal, Banreet Dhindsa, Lena L. Kassab, Hemant Goyal, Abhilash Perisetti, Ishfaq Bhat, Shailender Singh, Stephanie McDonough, Douglas G. Adler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2021-07-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-1490-8493