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Changes in Distensibility Index During an Incremental POEM Myotomy

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Published in 2022 at "Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery"

DOI: 10.1007/s11605-022-05278-0

Abstract: A longer myotomy for the treatment of achalasia is associated with worse gastroesophageal reflux disease despite palliating dysphagia. Recently, clinical outcomes have been correlated to the distensibility of the distal esophagus, which is measured intra-operatively… read more here.

Keywords: mm2 mmhg; myotomy; poem; distensibility index ... See more keywords