Optical coherence tomography (OCT) prior to peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) reduces procedural time and bleeding: a multicenter international collaborative study

Amit P. Desai,Amy Tyberg,Prashant Kedia,Michael S. Smith,Guadalupe Martínez,Felipe Zamarripa,Yecheskel Schneider,Helga Bertani,Marzio Frazzoni,Fernando Casás,Lauren G. Khanna,Arnon Lambroza,Nikhil A. Kumta,Ali Khan,Reem Z. Sharaiha,Sanjay Salgado,Monica Gaidhane,Amrita Sethi,Michel Kahaleh

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) prior to peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) reduces procedural time and bleeding: a multicenter international collaborative study

2016

Amit P. Desai
Amy Tyberg
Prashant Kedia
Michael S. Smith
Guadalupe Martínez
Felipe Zamarripa
Yecheskel Schneider
Helga Bertani
Marzio Frazzoni
Fernando Casás
Lauren G. Khanna
Arnon Lambroza
Nikhil A. Kumta
Ali Khan
Reem Z. Sharaiha
Sanjay Salgado
Monica Gaidhane
Amrita Sethi
Michel Kahaleh

Background Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has emerged as an endoscopic treatment of achalasia. There are no pre-procedural imaging modalities to predict the safest and the most efficacious approach.

Keywords:

Surgery
Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery
Modalities
Myotomy
Achalasia
Preoperative care
Optical coherence tomography
Medicine
imaging modalities
operative time
endoscopic treatment

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