Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Treating Achalasia and Esophageal Motility Disorders

Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is the application of esophageal myotomy to the concept of natural orifice transluminal surgery (NOTES) by utilizing a submucosal tunneling method. Since the first case of POEM was performed for treating achalasia in Japan in 2008, this procedure is being more widel...

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Main Authors: Youn, Young Hoon, Minami, Hitomi, Chiu, Philip Wai Yan, Park, Hyojin
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility 2016
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4699718/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26717928
http://dx.doi.org/10.5056/jnm15191

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4699718/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26717928
http://dx.doi.org/10.5056/jnm15191

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