Poem Versus Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy in the Treatment of Esophageal Achalasia: A Case-Control Study from Two High Volume Centers Using the Propensity Score.
Andrea CostantiniPietro FamiliariMario CostantiniRenato SalvadorMichele ValmasoniGiovanni CapovillaRosario LandiFrancesca MangiolaLuca ProvenzanoDario BriscoliniStefano MeriglianoGuido CostamagnaPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2019)
POEM provides the same midterm results as LHD. This study confirms, however, a higher incidence of postoperative GERD with the former, even if its real significance needs to be further evaluated.