Active Narcotic Use And Post Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy Outcomes in Esophageal Motility Disorders

Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) is a minimally invasive technique used to treat esophageal motility disorders. Opioid use has been demonstrated to adversely affect esophageal dysmotility and is associated with an increased prevalence of esophageal motility disorders. Our aim was to investigate the effect of narcotic use on success rates in patients undergoing POEM.

Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - October 21, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Pei Xue, Andrew Canakis, David Uihwan Lee, Jagannath Kadiyala, Gregory H. Fan, Raymond E. Kim Source Type: research