Clinical impact of peroral endoscopic myotomy for esophageal motility disorders on esophageal muscle layer thickness

Background and study aims Previously, we reported that esophageal muscle layer thickness was associated with technical complexity of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM). However, there are no data regarding the mid-term effects of POEM procedures on esophageal muscle layer thickness. Therefore, we con...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Watanabe, Shinwa Tanaka, Fumiaki Kawara, Hirohumi Abe, Ryusuke Ariyoshi, Yoshiko Nakano, Toshitatsu Takao, Yoshinori Morita, Takashi Toyonaga, Eiji Umegaki, Yuzo Kodama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2019-04-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-0838-5268