Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM): a new endoscopic treatment for achalasia

Background/aims: Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a new minimally invasive technique to treat achalasia. Methods: We performed a review of the literature of POEM with a special focus on technical details and the results obtained with this technique in patients with achalasia and other esophagea...

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Main Authors: Pablo Miranda-García, Fernando Casals-Seoane, Jean-Michel Gonzalez, Marc Barthet, Cecilio Santander-Vaquero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082017001000008&lng=en&tlng=en