Peroral endoscopic full and partial-thickness myotomy. A viability study in an animal model

Background: Peroral endoscopic myotomy has recently been developed and performed on patients with good results. Aims: To evaluate the technical feasibility of peroral endoscopic full-thickness and partial thickness myotomy in a porcine model. Material and methods: Eighteen criollo pigs were randomly...

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Main Authors: C.D. Quiroz-Guadarrama, M. Rojano-Rodríguez, J.J. Herrera-Esquivel, F. de la Concha-Bermejillo, L.S. Romero-Loera, I. Estrada-Moscoso, I. del Rio-Suarez, J.M. Morales-Vargas, M.F. Torres-Ruiz, J.A. Gonzalez-Angulo, J.L. Beristain-Hernandez, J. Alonso-Lárraga, E. Cárdenas-Lailson, M. Moreno-Portillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-10-01
Series:Revista de Gastroenterología de México (English Edition)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255534X14000061