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Pneumopericardium Complicating Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy Due to Inadvertent Use of Air Instead of Carbon Dioxide

Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a relatively novel endoscopic technique for the treatment of achalasia. POEM has been shown to have outcomes comparable to those with Heller myotomy, but it is less invasive and has fewer complications. A 72-year-old man with progressive solid and liquid dysphag...

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Autores principales: Maher, Sarah Z., Chintanaboina, Jayakrishna, Eun Kim, David, Mathew, Abraham
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American College of Gastroenterology 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6095639/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30148182
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2018.59