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Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for the Treatment of Achalasia in a 10-Year-Old Male Patient

Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a new endoscopic treatment for achalasia with very good short-term results in adults. Data about POEM in pediatric patients are missing. We present the case of a 10-year-old male patient with type I (classic) achalasia, successfully treated with POEM. The procedu...

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Autores principales: Filser, Jörg, Dick, Anke, Meyer, Thomas, Germer, Christoph-Thomas, von Rahden, Burkard H.A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4487114/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26171309
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1372461