Open AccessThe relationship between the interruption of the lower esophageal sphincter and relief of dysphagia after per-oral endoscopic myotomy for achalasia
Author(s) -
Sheng Wang,
Xiang Liu,
Nan Guo,
Guoxin Wang,
Jintao Guo,
Wen Li,
Jinlong Hu,
Siyu Sun
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
endoscopic ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.883
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2303-9027
pISSN - 2226-7190
DOI - 10.4103/eus.eus_30_20
Subject(s) - medicine , achalasia , dysphagia , myotomy , gerd , esophagus , surgery , incidence (geometry) , heller myotomy , reflux , gastroenterology , disease , physics , optics
We investigated the relationship between the interruption of the muscularis propria of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) measured by EUS and the relief of dysphagia in patients with esophageal achalasia treated by per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM).