Dysphagia is a common symptom with significant impact on quality of life. Our diagnostic
armamentarium was primarily limited to endoscopy and barium esophagram until the advent …

Esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction (EGJOO) is a major motility disorder based on
the Chicago Classification of esophageal motility disorders. This entity involves a …

Methods Consecutive patients with idiopathic achalasia (type I and II) were randomized to
receive short (3 cm) or long esophageal myotomy (≥ 6 cm). Both groups were compared for …

Our tripartite narrative review discusses Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM), gastric
POEM (GPOEM) and POEM for Zenker's diverticula (ZPOEM). POEM is the prototypical …

Background POEM has been successfully performed in patients with spastic esophageal
disorders (SED), such as diffuse esophageal spasm, jackhammer esophagus, and type 3 …

Hypercontractile esophagus (HE) is a heterogeneous major motility disorder diagnosed
when≥ 20% hypercontractile peristaltic sequences (distal contractile integral> 8,000 mm …

Introduction Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is effective in achalasia. The objective of
this study was to evaluate the short-term clinical efficacy of POEM in non-achalasia …

Distal esophageal spasm (DES) is defined as a manometric pattern of at least 20% of
premature contractions in a context of normal esophago‐gastric junction relaxation in a …

Methods: The data of patients with SEMD who underwent POEM (January 2013 to
December 2019) were analyzed, retrospectively. The following outcomes were recorded …

Background and study aims Esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction (EGJOO) is a rare
esophageal dysmotility disease that is characterized by elevated integrated relaxation …