Post-POEM Contrast-Enhanced Swallow Study: Is It Always Necessary?
Gabriel Szydlo SheinRam ElazaryGad MaromYuri FishmanMahmud Abu GazalaRonit BrodieHarold JacobAriel A BensonAvraham RivkindAlon J PikarskyYoav MintzPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2023)
The study findings suggest that performing routine contrast-enhanced swallow studies on all patients is not necessary following POEM, as leaks can be screened for by clinical or laboratory abnormalities. Herein, we propose an algorithm based on objective measurable findings for the selection of patients who should undergo CESS.