Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy Is Effective for Patients With Achalasia and Normal Lower-Esophageal Sphincter Relaxation Pressures.

xloma.fota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy Is Effective for Patients With Achalasia and Normal Lower-Esophageal Sphincter Relaxation Pressures. Via pubmed: dysphagia Related Articles Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy Is Effective for Patients With Achalasia and Normal Lower-Esophageal Sphincter Relaxation Pressures. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 12;17(13):2803-2805 Authors: Sanaka MR, Parikh MP, Thota PN, Gupta NM, Gabbard S, Lopez R, Murthy S, Raja S Abstract Increased lower esophageal sphincter integrated relaxation pressure (LES-IRP) is a cardinal feature of achalasia. However, some patients with characteristic features of achalasia have normal LES-IRP.1,2 The efficacy of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) in achalasia patients with normal LES-IRP is not well known. Hence, we aimed to compare POEM outcomes in achalasia patients with normal (<15 mm Hg) and increased (≥15 mm Hg) LES-IRP. PMID: 30153516 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.