Endoscopic or Surgical Myotomy in Patients with Idiopathic Achalasia

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Yuki B. Werner · Universität Hamburg

Bengt Håkanson · Ersta sjukhus

Jan Martínek

Alessandro Repici

Burkhard H.A. von Rahden · Universitätsklinikum Würzburg

Albert J. Bredenoord · Amsterdam University Medical Centers

Raf Bisschops · KU Leuven

Helmut Messmann

Abstract

In this randomized trial, POEM was noninferior to LHM plus Dor's fundoplication in controlling symptoms of achalasia at 2 years. Gastroesophageal reflux was more common among patients who underwent POEM than among those who underwent LHM. (Funded by the European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network and others; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01601678.).

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Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments Esophageal and GI Pathology Dysphagia Assessment and Management

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 381, Issue 23, pp. 2219-2229

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1905380

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Endoscopic or Surgical Myotomy in Patients with Idiopathic Achalasia

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