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Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has been developed to provide a less-invasive myotomy for achalasia in adults but seldom has been used in pediatric patients.To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of POEM for pediatric patients with achalasia.Single-center, prospective study.Academic medical center.A total of 27 pediatric patients (mean age 13.8 years, range 6-17 years) with achalasia...
Given the high morbidity and mortality rates for surgery and the diminishment of quality of life caused by operative resection of the gastric cardia, a minor invasive treatment without loss of curability is desirable for submucosal tumors (SMTs) of the esophagogastric junction (EGJ). Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has been used successfully for the removal of esophageal or gastric SMTs; however,...
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