Open AccessComparison of Oral and Esophageal Microbiota in Patients with Achalasia Before and After Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy
Author(s) -
Kazuya Takahashi,
Hiroki Sato,
Takeshi Mizusawa,
Kentaro Tominaga,
Satoshi Ikarashi,
Kazunao Hayashi,
Kenichi Mizuno,
Satoru Hashimoto,
Junji Yokoyama,
Shuji Terai
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the turkish journal of gastroenterology/the turkish journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2148-5607
pISSN - 1300-4948
DOI - 10.5152/tjg.2020.19995
Subject(s) - achalasia , medicine , gastroenterology , esophagus
Patients with achalasia have a high incidence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), which may be associated with alterations in oral and esophageal microbiota caused by food stasis. This study compared the oral and esophageal microbiota of patients with achalasia before and after peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM). It also compared patients with achalasia to those with ESCC.