Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Per oral endoscopic myotomy and laparoscopic Heller myotomy show similar outcomes in type III achalasia.
Archana K Jeeji, Peter T White, Adam J Bograd, Alexander S Farivar, Emily M Mackay, Brian E Louie
Published: 202610.1016/j.gassur.2026.102331
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Achalasia is classified into 3 manometric subtypes with variable treatment response. Guidelines recommend per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) over laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM) for the treatment of achalasia type III. However, there is…
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