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Peroral endoscopic myotomy is an effective treatment for diffuse esophageal spasm.

Yuusaku SugiharaHiroyuki SakaeKenta HamadaHiroyuki Okada
Published in: Clinical case reports (2020)
Diffuse esophageal spasm (DES) causes symptoms such as dysphagia. However, DES is sometimes difficult to diagnose. DES can be diagnosed based on a characteristic image through esophageal radiography. As in the present case, DES is considered a good indication for peroral endoscopic myotomy.
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