A prospective multicentre study of per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia in Australia

CONCLUSIONS: POEM is an effective treatment for achalasia. Significant reductions in Eckardt scores achieved by six months are sustained at two years. POEM can be both a first line definitive therapy and a salvage therapy for patients not helped by other treatments.PMID:33611796 | DOI:10.5694/mja2.50941

Source: Medical Journal of Australia - February 21, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Sunil Gupta Mayenaaz Sidhu Xuan Banh Joseph Bradbear Karen Byth Luke F Hourigan Spiro Raftopoulos Michael J Bourke Source Type: research