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Peroral endoscopic myotomy for Jackhammer esophagus: to cut or not to cut the lower esophageal sphincter

Background and study aims: With the success of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) in treatment of achalasia, its successful application to other spastic esophageal motility disorders such as Jackhammer esophagus has been noted. The question of whether the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) should be in...

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Autores principales: Bechara, Robert, Ikeda, Haruo, Inoue, Haruhiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892003/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27274539
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-105204