Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM): a comparative study between Chagasic and idiopathic achalasia

Background and study aims Achalasia can be classified as either primary (idiopathic) achalasia or secondary achalasia, which is a consequence of another systemic disease. Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is an effective and safe treatment for achalasia. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of POEM...

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Main Authors: Galileu F.A. Farias, Diogo T.H. de Moura, Eduardo T.H. de Moura, Daniel T. de Rezende, Kelly E. Hathorn, Ary Nasi, Natália S.F. Queiroz, Eduardo G.H. de Moura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2020-03-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-1035-9288