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The Point on the POEM: Comparison Between Different Techniques and Outcomes

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Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has emerged as a natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) alternative to laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM) for the treatment of achalasia. Since the first human POEM, performed in Yokohama, Japan, by Haruhiro Inoue and reported in 2009, POEM has enjoyed explosive growth and became the subject of comprehensive documents by the major US endoscopic societies, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) [1, 2].

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    Rani Modayil MD

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Maranki, J.L., Modayil, R., Stavropoulos, S.N. (2017). The Point on the POEM: Comparison Between Different Techniques and Outcomes. In: Conigliaro, R., Frazzoni, M. (eds) Diagnosis and Endoscopic Management of Digestive Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42358-6_8

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