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Per-oral endoscopic myotomy for achalasia. Are results comparable to laparoscopic Heller myotomy?

Koshi Kumagai, Jon A. Tsai, Anders Thorell, Lars Lundell, Bengt Håkanson

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology · 2015 · 52 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

POEM seems to be a safe and effective treatment option for achalasia in the short-term perspective; an effect well comparable to LHM.

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Classification of Surgical Complications

Daniel Dindo, Nicolas Demartines, Pierre-Alain Clavien · Annals of Surgery · 2004 · 30K citations · Full text

The Clavien-Dindo Classification of Surgical Complications

Pierre A. Clavien, Jeffrey Barkun, Michelle Oliveira et al. · Annals of Surgery · 2009 · 10.9K citations

Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for esophageal achalasia

Haruhiro Inoue, Hironobu Minami, Yasutoshi Kobayashi et al. · Endoscopy · 2010 · 1.8K citations

Pneumatic Dilation versus Laparoscopic Heller's Myotomy for Idiopathic Achalasia

Guy E. Boeckxstaens, Vito Annese, Stanislas Bruley des Varannes et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2011 · 845 citations · Full text

Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for the Treatment of Achalasia: A Prospective Single Center Study

Daniel von Renteln, Haruhiro Inoue, Hiromi Minami et al. · The American Journal of Gastroenterology · 2011 · 339 citations