Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Treating Achalasia and Esophageal Motility Disorders
Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is the application of esophageal myotomy to the concept of natural orifice transluminal surgery (NOTES) by utilizing a submucosal tunneling method. Since the first case of POEM was performed for treating achalasia in Japan in 2008, this procedure is being more widel...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
2016
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4699718/ |