Anterior versus posterior myotomy during POEM for the treatment of achalasia: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
Author(s) -
Enrique Rodríguez de Santiago,
Noor Mohammed,
Anastassios C. Manolakis,
Yuto Shimamura,
Manabu Onimaru,
Haruhiro Inoue
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of gastrointestinal and liver diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.641
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1842-1121
pISSN - 1841-8724
DOI - 10.15403/jgld.2014.1121.281.pom
Subject(s) - medicine , myotomy , achalasia , gerd , relative risk , meta analysis , confidence interval , randomized controlled trial , adverse effect , surgery , cochrane library , reflux , esophagus , disease
The optimal orientation of the myotomy during peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is unknown. This meta-analysis aims to compare anterior and posterior myotomy regarding clinical success and safety.
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