Peroral endoscopic myotomy as salvation technique post-Heller: International experience.
Amy TybergReem Z SharaihaPietro FamiliariGuido CostamagnaFernando CasasNikhil A KumtaMaximilien BarretAmit P DesaiFelice Schnoll-SussmanPayal SaxenaGuadalupe MartínezFelipe ZamarripaMonica GaidhaneHelga BertaniPeter V DraganovValerio BalassoneAhmed SharataKevin ReavisLee SwanstromMartina InvernizziStefan SeewaldHitomi MinamiHaruhiro InoueMichel KahalehPublished in: Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (2017)
For patients with persistent symptoms after HM, POEM is a safe salvation technique with good short-term efficacy. As a result of the challenge associated with repeat HM, POEM might become the preferred technique in this patient population. Further studies with longer follow up are needed.