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 …

Introduction Achalasia is a primary motor disorder of the oesophagus characterised by
absence of peristalsis and insufficient lower oesophageal sphincter relaxation. With new …

Objective: We aim to describe the long-term follow-up data from our institution's POEM
experience. Summary Background Data: Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a well …

Background The short-term success of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is well
documented but the durability of the operation is questioned. The aim of this study was to …

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

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 …

Background Jackhammer esophagus (JE) is a newly described esophageal motility
disorder. However, there are limited data on JE and this entity remains misunderstood …