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Original Article
Timed barium esophagography to predict recurrent achalasia after peroral endoscopic myotomy: a retrospective study in Thailand
Tharathorn Suwatthanarak, Chainarong Phalanusitthepa, Chatbadin Thongchuam, Thawatchai Akaraviputh, Vitoon Chinswangwatanakul, Thikhamporn Tawantanakorn, Somchai Leelakusolvong, Monthira Maneerattanaporn, Piyaporn Apisarnthanarak, Jitladda Wasinrat
Received September 23, 2023  Accepted January 31, 2024  Published online June 14, 2024  
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2023.236    [Epub ahead of print]
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Background
/Aims: Achalasia is a rare esophageal motility disease, for which peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has emerged as a promising treatment option; however, recurrence remains a challenge. Timed barium esophagography (TBE) is a useful diagnostic tool and potential outcome predictor of achalasia. This study aimed to determine predictive tools for recurrence after POEM.
Methods
This retrospective study enrolled achalasia patients who underwent POEM between January 2015 and December 2021. Patients were categorized into two groups using the 1-month post-POEM Eckardt scores and TBE: the discordant group (Eckardt score improved >50%, TBE decreased <50%) and the concordant group (both Eckardt score and TBE improved >50%). Recurrence was defined as a reincrease in the Eckardt score to more than three during follow-up.
Results
Complete medical records were available in 30 patients who underwent POEM. Seventeen patients (56.7%) were classified into the discordant group, while 13 patients (43.3%) were in the concordant group. The overall recurrence rate was 11.9% at 1-year, increasing to 23.8% during the extended follow-up. The discordant group had a 6.87 fold higher recurrence rate than the concordant group (52.9% vs. 7.7%, p=0.017).
Conclusions
These results strongly suggest that combining the Eckardt score with TBE can effectively predict recurrent achalasia after POEM. Patients in the discordant group had an elevated risk.
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Review
Anesthesia for Advanced Endoscopic Procedures
Basavana Goudra, Monica Saumoy
Clin Endosc 2022;55(1):1-7.   Published online January 3, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2021.236
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The gastrointestinal endoscopy paradigm is rapidly changing, and technological advancements are largely responsible. In tandem, anesthesia providers are adapting to the changing needs and demands. The challenges are unique. Complications arising from the procedures are both routine, such as aspiration and hypoxia, and procedure specific, such as bleeding, pneumothorax, pneumopericardium, and pneumoperitoneum. It is crucial for the anesthesia provider to have a good understanding of the techniques employed by the endoscopist. A higher index of suspicion is also essential to diagnose and appropriately manage many of the complications. In this review, an effort is made to discuss both procedural aspects and anesthesia challenges. We hope that both endoscopists and anesthesia providers will benefit from this review.

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    Chung Hyun Tae, Ju Yup Lee, Moon Kyung Joo, Chan Hyuk Park, Eun Jeong Gong, Cheol Min Shin, Hyun Lim, Hyuk Soon Choi, Miyoung Choi, Sang Hoon Kim, Chul-Hyun Lim, Jeong-Sik Byeon, Ki-Nam Shim, Geun Am Song, Moon Sung Lee, Jong-Jae Park, Oh Young Lee
    Gut and Liver.2024; 18(1): 10.     CrossRef
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    Le Xu, Yanhong Li, Hong Zheng, Rurong Wang
    Anesthesiology and Perioperative Science.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
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    Chung Hyun Tae, Ju Yup Lee, Moon Kyung Joo, Chan Hyuk Park, Eun Jeong Gong, Cheol Min Shin, Hyun Lim, Hyuk Soon Choi, Miyoung Choi, Sang Hoon Kim, Chul-Hyun Lim, Jeong-Sik Byeon, Ki-Nam Shim, Geun Am Song, Moon Sung Lee, Jong-Jae Park, Oh Young Lee
    Clinical Endoscopy.2023; 56(4): 391.     CrossRef
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    Chung Hyun Tae, Ju Yup Lee, Moon Kyung Joo, Chan Hyuk Park, Eun Jeong Gong, Cheol Min Shin, Hyun Lim, Hyuk Soon Choi, Miyoung Choi, Sang Hoon Kim, Chul-Hyun Lim, Jeong-Sik Byeon, Ki-Nam Shim, Geun Am Song, Moon Sung Lee, Jong-Jae Park, Oh Young Lee
    The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology.2023; 82(3): 107.     CrossRef
  • Case of Concomitant Endoscopic Treatment of Achalasia with Superficial Esophageal Cancer
    Myung-Hun Lee, Kyoungwon Jung, Jae Hyun Kim, Sung Eun Kim, Won Moon, Moo In Park, Seun Ja Park
    The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology.2023; 82(5): 248.     CrossRef
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Original Article
The Learning Curve for Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy in Latin America: A Slide to the Right?
Michel Kahaleh, Amy Tyberg, Supriya Suresh, Arnon Lambroza, Fernando Rodriguez Casas, Mario Rey, Jose Nieto, Guadalupe Ma Martínez, Felipe Zamarripa, Vitor Arantes, Maria G Porfilio, Monica Gaidhane, Pietro Familiari, Juan Carlos Carames, Romulo Vargas-Rubio, Raul Canadas, Albis Hani, Guillermo Munoz, Bismarck Castillo, Eduardo T Moura, Farias F Galileu, Hannah P Lukashok, Carlos Robles-Medranda, Eduardo G de Moura
Clin Endosc 2021;54(5):701-705.   Published online June 3, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2020.290
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Background
/Aims: Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has been increasingly used for achalasia in Latin America, where Chagas disease is prevalent, and this makes POEM more challenging. The aim of this study was to determine the learning curve for POEM in Latin America.
Methods
Patients undergoing POEM in Latin America with a single operator were included from a prospective registry over 4 years. Non-linear regression and cumulative sum control chart (CUSUM) analyses were conducted for the learning curve.
Results
A total of 125 patients were included (52% male; mean age, 59 years), of which 80 had type II achalasia (64%), and 38 had Chagas disease (30%). The average pre-procedure and post-procedure Eckardt scores were 6.79 and 1.87, respectively. Technical success was achieved in 93.5% of patients, and clinical success was achieved in 88.8%. Adverse events occurred in 27 patients (22%) and included bleeding (4 patients), pneumothorax (4 patients), mucosal perforation (13 patients), mediastinitis (2 patients), and leakage (4 patients).
The CUSUM chart showed a median procedure time of 97 min (range, 45-196 min), which was achieved at the 61st procedure. Procedure duration progressively decreased, with the last 10 procedures under 50 min approaching a plateau (p-value <0.01).
Conclusions
Mastering POEM in Latin America requires approximately 61 procedures for both POEM efficiency and to accomplish the procedure within 97 minutes.

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    Srinivas R. Puli, Mihir S. Wagh, David Forcione, Harishankar Gopakumar
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  • Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia: Updates of the Last Two Years
    Amir Mari, Fadi Abu Baker, Rinaldo Pellicano, Tawfik Khoury
    Journal of Clinical Medicine.2021; 10(16): 3607.     CrossRef
  • Issues to be Considered for Learning Curve for Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy
    Hironari Shiwaku, Haruhiro Inoue
    Clinical Endoscopy.2021; 54(5): 625.     CrossRef
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Case Report
Parapneumonic Effusion and Tension Pneumothorax after Diverticular Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy in a Woman with Large Epiphrenic Diverticulum: A Case Report and Literature Review
Sz-Iuan Shiu
Clin Endosc 2021;54(2):275-279.   Published online January 15, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2020.093
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Esophageal diverticula (ED) represents a group of rare conditions that warrant intervention when they are symptomatic or coexisting with pulmonary disorders. Few literature reviews have described this patient entity or discussed the postoperative outcome. Therefore, I present the case of a 59-year-old woman with symptoms of dysphagia who was significantly underweight, which was conducive to the diagnosis of symptomatic ED. Because she was a poor candidate for surgery, she received a diverticular peroral endoscopic myotomy. She subsequently developed parapneumonic effusion and tension pneumothorax after the procedure. She was finally discharged on postoperative day 23. I also performed the first known comprehensive literature review of 34 published cases (including my patient) from PubMed and have addressed the demography, intervention, and prognosis for symptomatic ED after the procedure. Prompt treatment as well as prognostic measurement are crucial to successful outcomes.
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Focused Review Series: Cutting Edges of Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy
Role of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) in the Management of Esophageal Diverticula
Bogdan P. Miutescu, Sarah Khan, Shruti Mony, Mouen A. Khashab
Clin Endosc 2020;53(6):646-651.   Published online November 26, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2020.262
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Esophageal diverticula are uncommon; however, when present, they can cause symptoms of dysphagia, regurgitation, and chest pain. Based on location and pathophysiological characteristics, they are classified as pulsion- and traction-type diverticula. In the past, the open surgical approach was the only treatment available; however, in the past few decades, transoral incisionless approaches in the form of rigid and flexible endoscopy have gained popularity. Diverticular peroral endoscopic myotomy has emerged as an alternative treatment option. In this paper, we reviewed the role of peroral endoscopic myotomy as a treatment option for different types of esophageal diverticula. Although a safe and effective procedure, this novel submucosal tunneling technique for the treatment of esophageal diverticula requires further validation, and head-to-head comparisons between the different approaches for the treatment of esophageal diverticula are warranted.

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    Elise M. Wessels, Jeroen M. Schuitenmaker, Barbara A.J. Bastiaansen, Paul Fockens, Gwen M.C. Masclee, Albert J. Bredenoord
    Endoscopy International Open.2023; 11(05): E546.     CrossRef
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  • Multimodal Endoscopic Management of Esophageal Perforations as a Complication of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for a Zenker's Diverticulum
    Erlison Mauricio Daza Castro, Carlos Fernando Fuentes, Andrea Carolina Córdoba Guzmán, Diego Aponte, José Nicolás Rocha, Carlos González, Luis Carlos Sabbagh
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    Eduardo Albéniz, Fermín Estremera-Arévalo, Marta Gómez Alonso, Pedro J. Rosón, Francisco J. Gallego Rojo, Juan Vila, Sheyla Montori
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    Andrew Ross Leopold, Raymond E. Kim
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    Antonio Facciorusso, Daryl Ramai, Yervant Ichkhanian, Rena Yadlapati, Vito Annese, Sachin Wani, Mouen A. Khashab
    Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.2022; 56(10): 853.     CrossRef
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Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Esophageal Motility Disorders
Jun Young Kim, Yang Won Min
Clin Endosc 2020;53(6):638-645.   Published online November 20, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2020.223
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Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is one of the most clinically successful tunnel-based minimally invasive endoscopic treatments. The classic indications of POEM include achalasia of all types, including failed prior treatments, and expanded indications include the non-achalasia esophageal motility disorders, such as esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction, diffuse esophageal spasm, and jackhammer esophagus. For achalasia treatment, POEM has achieved a comparable surgical efficacy and a safety outcome and, therefore, has emerged as a first-line treatment. For non-achalasia esophageal motility disorders, POEM has also shown high clinical response rates. The complication rate of POEM for esophageal motility disorders is low and most complications are managed with conservative treatment. Currently, POEM is a representative procedure of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery, which has shown a good clinical efficacy with low complication rates for esophageal motility disorders including achalasia. However, further studies are needed to treat non-achalasia motility disorder via POEM.

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Original Article
Determining the Safety and Effectiveness of Electrocautery Enhanced Scissors for Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (with Video)
Kelly E. Hathorn, Walter W. Chan, Hiroyuki Aihara, Christopher C. Thompson
Clin Endosc 2020;53(4):443-451.   Published online May 22, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2019.214
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Background
/Aims: Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has recently come to the forefront in the management of achalasia. We aimed to analyze the efficacy and safety of the use of electrocautery enhanced scissors (EES) for POEM.
Methods
This retrospective cohort study prospectively collected the data of all adult patients (aged ≥18 years) with normal foregut anatomy who underwent POEM using EES. The patients’ baseline characteristics and procedure details (time, tunnel length, myotomy length, depth, and location) were recorded. The primary outcome was clinical success (3-month post-procedure Eckardt score of ≤3). The secondary outcomes were technical success and adverse events. A paired Student’s t-test was performed.
Results
Fifteen patients were included in this study. The technical success rate of myotomy using EES was 100%. Fellows participated in the myotomy in all cases. The clinical success rate was 93.3% (14/15). The mean pre-Eckardt score was 5.4±2.5, while the mean post-Eckardt score was 1.3±1.3, which indicated a significant improvement (p≤0.0001). The most common treatment-related adverse events were post-procedure pain (4, 26.7%) and symptomatic reflux disease (4, 26.7%).
Conclusions
In the largest series to date on the use of EES in POEM, we demonstrated that this technique has both technical and clinical efficacy as well as an excellent safety profile.

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    Shruti Mony, Apurva Shrigiriwar, Andrew Canakis, Mouen A. Khashab
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  • Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is more cost-effective than laparoscopic Heller myotomy in the short term for achalasia: economic evaluation from a randomized controlled trial
    Tatiana Morgado Conte, Luciana Bertocco de Paiva Haddad, Igor Braga Ribeiro, Eduardo Turiani Hourneaux de Moura, Luiz Augusto Carneiro DʼAlbuquerque, Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux de Moura
    Endoscopy International Open.2020; 08(11): E1673.     CrossRef
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Case Report
Hybrid Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Achalasia with Prior Treatment Failure
In Kyung Yoo, Abdullah OzgurYeniova, Joo Young Cho
Clin Endosc 2021;54(1):127-130.   Published online April 2, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2020.013
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Achalasia is a neurodegenerative motility disorder caused by enteric neuron damage in the lower esophageal sphincter. Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a standard treatment method for achalasia. Previous treatment modalities may affect the outcome of POEM as they cause submucosal fibrosis. We report a new technique called “hybrid POEM” for the treatment of patients with achalasia who had been previously treated with pneumatic balloon dilatation. We performed two techniques of POEM simultaneously, the standard POEM for the upper part of the submucosal tunnel and open POEM for the stenotic part of the esophagogastric junction. We dissected the mucosa and submucosa, and performed myotomy simultaneously. We overcame submucosal fibrosis of the esophagogastric junction, which was caused by the previous hybrid POEM treatment. The risks of mucosal incision and technical challenge of submucosal tunneling for the fibrotic area may be reduced by hybrid POEM.
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Original Article
Experience with Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Achalasia and Spastic Esophageal Motility Disorders at a Tertiary U.S. Center
Maen Masadeh, Peter Nau, Subhash Chandra, Jagpal Klair, John Keech, Kalpaj Parekh, Rami El Abiad, Henning Gerke
Clin Endosc 2020;53(3):321-327.   Published online November 20, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2019.110
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Background
/Aims: Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a novel procedure for the treatment of achalasia and spastic esophageal disorders. Experience with POEM is limited, but its reported outcomes are excellent. It is deemed safe even for patients with prior interventions.
Methods
This retrospective review included patients who underwent POEM at a tertiary US center. POEM was performed in a multidisciplinary approach by advanced endoscopists and foregut surgeons. Clinical success was defined as a post-POEM Eckardt score ≤3.
Results
A total of 125 patients were included. Median follow-up period was 18 months (interquartile range, 10–22 months). Clinical success was achieved in 92% of patients and persisted at 12 months in 88% of patients. Mucosal barrier failure (MBF) occurred in 7 patients, 2 of whom required surgical intervention. MBF was more common in patients with prior laparoscopic Heller myotomy (19% vs. 3%, p=0.015). MBF requiring surgical intervention occurred early in the learning curve.
Conclusions
POEM is safe and effective in the treatment of achalasia and spastic esophageal disorders even after failed prior interventions.

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Case Report
Two-Stage Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Sigmoid-Type Achalasia
Hak Su Kim, Hee Kyung Kim, Weon Jin Ko
Clin Endosc 2020;53(2):232-235.   Published online July 16, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2019.067
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Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has been recently considered as the first treatment option for achalasia. The standard POEM procedures are often successful in most patients, but sometimes technical challenges are encountered. We report a new technique that is divided between two tunneling sites in the esophagus for sigmoid-type achalasia. A 40-year-old male patient with dysphagia for 10 years was diagnosed with a sigmoid-shaped esophagus at our hospital. We devised a two-stage myotomy technique to treat sigmoidtype achalasia. The myotomy was first performed in the upper part of the greater flexion area and then in the lower part of the flexion. We termed this method “two-stage POEM”, which was successfully performed without any complications. This new POEM method can also be used to improve symptoms in patients with achalasia who have a structural deformity that may result in a high change of treatment failure.
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Anesthetic Consideration for Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy
Yun-Sic Bang, Chunghyun Park
Clin Endosc 2019;52(6):549-555.   Published online July 10, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2019.033
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A recent achalasia guideline suggests that peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a safe option for achalasia that is as effective as Heller myotomy. It is recommended that POEM should be performed under general anesthesia. The incidence of adverse events such as bleeding, perforation, and carbon dioxide insufflation-related complications was lower in POEM under endotracheal general anesthesia than in POEM under sedation. Subcutaneous emphysema, pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, pneumoperitoneum, and accompanying hemodynamic instability can be caused by carbon dioxide insufflation. Treatment of possible physiological changes and adverse events during the POEM procedure from the point of view of anesthesiologists may give endoscopists a new perspective on improving patient safety. The territory of therapeutic endoscopy can be expanded through cooperation with other departments, including anesthesia services. Efforts to understand different perspectives will certainly help not only secure patient safety but also expand the area of treatment.

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Focused Review Series: The New Eras of Therapeutic Endoscopy - Endoscopic Submucosal Surgery
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Hyunsoo Chung, Mouen A Khashab
Clin Endosc 2018;51(1):28-32.   Published online January 31, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2018.001
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Current Status of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy
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Clin Endosc 2018;51(1):13-18.   Published online January 31, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2017.165
AbstractAbstract PDFPubReaderePub
Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has been established as an optional treatment for achalasia. POEM is an endoluminal procedure that involves dissection of esophageal muscle fibers followed by submucosal tunneling. Inoue first attempted to use POEM for the treatment of achalasia in humans. Expanded indications of POEM include classic indications such as type I, type II, type III achalasia, failed prior treatments, including Botulinum toxin injection, endoscopic balloon dilation, laparoscopic Heller myotomy, and hypertensive motor disorders such as diffuse esophageal spasm, jackhammer esophagus. Contraindications include prior radiation therapy to the esophagus and prior extensive esophageal mucosal resection/ablation involving the POEM field. Most of the complications are minor and self-limited and can be managed conservatively. As POEM emerged as the main treatment for achalasia, various adaptations to tunnel endoscopic surgery have been attempted. Tunnel endoscopic surgery includes POEM, peroral endoscopic tumor resection, gastric peroral endoscopic pyloromyotomy. POEM has been widely accepted as a treatment for all types of achalasia, even for specific cases such as achalasia with failed prior treatments, and hypertensive motor disorders.

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Clin Endosc 2018;51(1):8-12.   Published online January 23, 2018
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AbstractAbstract PDFPubReaderePub
The concept of using natural orifices to reduce the complications of surgery, Natural Orifices Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery, has also been applied to therapeutic endoscopy. Endoscopic submucosal surgery (ESS) provides more treatment options for various gastrointestinal diseases than traditional therapeutic endoscopy by using the submucosal layer as a working space. ESS has been performed in various fields ranging from transluminal peritoneoscopy to peroral endoscopic myotomy. With further advances in technology, ESS will be increasingly useful for diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases.

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Double-Scope Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for Esophageal Achalasia: The First Trial of a New Double-Scope POEM
Hee Jin Hong, Ga Won Song, Weon Jin Ko, Won Hee Kim, Ki Baik Hahm, Sung Pyo Hong, Joo Young Cho
Clin Endosc 2016;49(4):383-386.   Published online March 15, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2015.108
AbstractAbstract PDFPubReaderePub
With the accumulation of clinical trials demonstrating its efficacy and safety, peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has emerged as a less invasive treatment option for esophageal achalasia compared with laparoscopic Heller myotomy. However, the difficulty in determining the exact extent of myotomy, a critical factor associated with the success and safety of the procedure, remains a limitation. Although the various endoscopic landmarks and ancillary techniques have been applied, none of these has been proven sufficient. As a solution for this limitation, the double-scope POEM technique with a second endoscope to assure the exact length of the submucosal tunnel has been applied since 2014. Before double-scope POEM was introduced, the second endoscope was applied only to confirm the accuracy of the procedure. In the present study, we performed double-scope POEM in the treatment of esophageal achalasia through a novel procedure of simultaneous application of the second endoscope to assist in the conventional POEM procedure.

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Review
Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy: Establishing a New Program
Nikhil A. Kumta, Shivani Mehta, Prashant Kedia, Kristen Weaver, Reem Z. Sharaiha, Norio Fukami, Hitomi Minami, Fernando Casas, Monica Gaidhane, Arnon Lambroza, Michel Kahaleh
Clin Endosc 2014;47(5):389-397.   Published online September 30, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2014.47.5.389
AbstractAbstract PDFPubReaderePub

Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder characterized by incomplete relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and aperistalsis of the esophageal body. Treatment of achalasia is aimed at decreasing the resting pressure in the LES. Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), derived from natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) and advances in endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), presents a novel, minimally invasive, and curative endoscopic treatment for achalasia. POEM involves an esophageal mucosal incision followed by creation of a submucosal tunnel crossing the esophagogastric junction and myotomy before closure of the mucosal incision. Although the procedure is technically demanding and requires a certain degree of skill and competency, treatment success is high (90%) with low complication rates. Since the first described POEM in humans in 2010, it has been used increasingly at centers worldwide. This article reviews available published clinical studies demonstrating POEM efficacy and safety in order to present a proposal on how to establish a dedicated POEM program and reach base proficiency for the procedure.

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Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Treatment of Achalasia: Initial Results of a Korean Study
Byung Hoo Lee, Kwang Yeun Shim, Su Jin Hong, Gene Hyun Bok, Jun-Hyung Cho, Tae Hee Lee, Joo Young Cho
Clin Endosc 2013;46(2):161-167.   Published online March 31, 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2013.46.2.161
AbstractAbstract PDFPubReaderePub
Background/Aims

Achalasia is a rare esophageal motility disorder. Recently, a novel endoscopic technique, peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), was introduced as an alternative treatment for achalasia. We report the results and short term outcomes of POEM for patients with achalasia.

Methods

POEM was performed in 13 patients with achalasia. The procedure consisted of creating a submucosal tunnel followed by endoscopic myotomy of circular muscle bundles. The mucosal entry was closed by conventional hemostatic clips. A validated clinical symptom score (Eckardt score) and high resolution manometry were used to evaluate the outcomes.

Results

Both the clinical score of achalasia, as well as the resting lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure, were significantly reduced after POEM. Mean posttreatment Eckardt score was 0.4±0.7, compared to 6.4±1.9 prior to the treatment (p=0.001). The mean pretreatment and posttreatment LES pressure was 30.3 and 15.3 mm Hg, respectively (p=0.007). Following POEM, symptomatic relief from dysphagia without reflux symptoms was observed in all patients (13/13). No serious complications related to POEM were encountered.

Conclusions

Based upon our initial experience, the authors believe that POEM is a feasible, safe, and effective treatment and may possibly substitute established treatments of refractory achalasia.

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증례 : 식도근절개술로 치료한 식도이완불능증에서 발생한 Barrett 식도궤양 1예 ( Case Reports : A Case of Barrett's Esophageal Ulcer following Esophagomyotomy for Achalasia )
Korean J Gastrointest Endosc 1995;15(3):486-493.   Published online November 30, 1994
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We report a patient who developed a Barrett,s esophageal ulcer 10 years after esophagomyotomy for achalasia. A-59-year-old female was admitted to the hospital with dysphagia for 2 months. In 1982, she had undergone a modified Heller esophagomyotomy for achalsia. After esophagogram, esophageal manometry, 24hr esophageal pH monitoring, esophagoscophy achalasia and Barrett,s esophageal ulcer was diagnosed. So, she had been treated with omeprazole and sucralfate and has been followed up in a asymtomatic state currently. In Barrett,s esophagus, there is a metaplasia of the normal stratified squamous mucosa to columnar epithelium, caused by the reflux of acid. It appears in approximately 10% of patients with chronic gastroesophageal reflux and is associated with increased probability of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus. Among the predis- posing factors of gastroesophageal reflux, there is treatment of esophageal achalsia by forceful dilatation or by the esophagomyotomy. The resultant ralaxation of lower esophageal sphinter, combined with deficient propulsive esophageal peristalsis, predisposed to gastroesophageal reflux. Actually an increased incidence of gastroesophageal reflux, esophagitis and stricture are well-known complications after esophagomyotomy. But in spite of higher risk of gastroesophageal reflux after esophagomyotomy the development of Barrett,s mucosa has been rarely reported and only recently recognized. Diagnosis of Barrett,s esophagus in such patients is difficult and the cumulative effects of achalasia and Barrett's esophagus predispose these patient to higher risk of developing esophageal carcinoma. So, high index of awareness and regular endoscopic surveillance are required.
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