Open AccessGas Leak and Mucosal Injury During Endoscopic Esophageal Myotomy After Previous Myotomy: A Single-Center Experience
Author(s) -
Salih Samo,
Falak Hamo,
Anrudh K. Jain,
Rushikesh Shah,
Vaishali Patel,
Lucie F. Calderon,
Mengdan Xie,
Parit Mekaroonkamol,
Steven Keilin,
Qiang Cai
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical and experimental gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-7023
DOI - 10.2147/ceg.s297338
Subject(s) - medicine , clips , myotomy , leak , incidence (geometry) , single center , surgery , odds ratio , achalasia , esophagus , physics , optics , environmental engineering , engineering
Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) after prior myotomy (PM-POEM) can be technically challenging with possible increased adverse events. We aimed to assess gas leak and mucosal injury incidence during PM-POEM, compared to an index POEM (iPOEM), and post-procedure extubation time.