Two-Person Technique of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Achalasia with an Advanced Endoscopist and a Thoracic Surgeon: Initial Experience
Background and Aims. We initiated peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) utilizing a two-person technique with combination of an advanced endoscopist and a thoracic surgeon with complementary skills. Our aim was to determine the feasibility and outcomes in initial 20 patients. Methods. In this observatio...
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| author | Madhusudhan R. Sanaka Ramprasad Jegadeesan Prashanthi N. Thota Udayakumar Navaneethan Rocio Lopez Sudish C. Murthy Siva Raja |
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| description | Background and Aims. We initiated peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) utilizing a two-person technique with combination of an advanced endoscopist and a thoracic surgeon with complementary skills. Our aim was to determine the feasibility and outcomes in initial 20 patients. Methods. In this observational study, main outcomes measured were therapeutic success in relieving symptoms (Eckardt score < 3), decrease in lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressures, improvement in emptying on timed barium esophagogram (TBE), and complications. Results. POEM was successful in all 20 patients with a mean operative time of 140.1+32.9 minutes. Eckardt symptom scores decreased significantly at two-month follow-up (6.4+2.9 versus 0.25+0.45, p<0.001). Both basal and residual LES pressures decreased significantly (28.2+14.1 mmHg versus 12.8+6.3 and 22.4+11.3 versus 6.3+3.4 mmHg, p=0.025 and <0.001, resp.). Barium column height at 5 minutes on TBE reduced from 6.8+4.9 cm to 2.3+2.9 cm (p=0.05). Two patients (10%) had mucosal perforations and one had delayed bleeding (5%). Conclusions. Two-person technique of POEM with combination of an advanced endoscopist and a thoracic surgeon is highly successful with low risk of complications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2f4210955673449eb676bd10037f02ab2025-02-03T05:45:23ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology2291-27892291-27972016-01-01201610.1155/2016/26561012656101Two-Person Technique of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Achalasia with an Advanced Endoscopist and a Thoracic Surgeon: Initial ExperienceMadhusudhan R. Sanaka0Ramprasad Jegadeesan1Prashanthi N. Thota2Udayakumar Navaneethan3Rocio Lopez4Sudish C. Murthy5Siva Raja6Department of Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USADepartment of Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USADepartment of Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USADepartment of Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USADepartment of Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USADepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USADepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USABackground and Aims. We initiated peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) utilizing a two-person technique with combination of an advanced endoscopist and a thoracic surgeon with complementary skills. Our aim was to determine the feasibility and outcomes in initial 20 patients. Methods. In this observational study, main outcomes measured were therapeutic success in relieving symptoms (Eckardt score < 3), decrease in lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressures, improvement in emptying on timed barium esophagogram (TBE), and complications. Results. POEM was successful in all 20 patients with a mean operative time of 140.1+32.9 minutes. Eckardt symptom scores decreased significantly at two-month follow-up (6.4+2.9 versus 0.25+0.45, p<0.001). Both basal and residual LES pressures decreased significantly (28.2+14.1 mmHg versus 12.8+6.3 and 22.4+11.3 versus 6.3+3.4 mmHg, p=0.025 and <0.001, resp.). Barium column height at 5 minutes on TBE reduced from 6.8+4.9 cm to 2.3+2.9 cm (p=0.05). Two patients (10%) had mucosal perforations and one had delayed bleeding (5%). Conclusions. Two-person technique of POEM with combination of an advanced endoscopist and a thoracic surgeon is highly successful with low risk of complications.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2656101 |
| spellingShingle | Madhusudhan R. Sanaka Ramprasad Jegadeesan Prashanthi N. Thota Udayakumar Navaneethan Rocio Lopez Sudish C. Murthy Siva Raja Two-Person Technique of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Achalasia with an Advanced Endoscopist and a Thoracic Surgeon: Initial Experience Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
| title | Two-Person Technique of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Achalasia with an Advanced Endoscopist and a Thoracic Surgeon: Initial Experience |
| title_full | Two-Person Technique of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Achalasia with an Advanced Endoscopist and a Thoracic Surgeon: Initial Experience |
| title_fullStr | Two-Person Technique of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Achalasia with an Advanced Endoscopist and a Thoracic Surgeon: Initial Experience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two-Person Technique of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Achalasia with an Advanced Endoscopist and a Thoracic Surgeon: Initial Experience |
| title_short | Two-Person Technique of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Achalasia with an Advanced Endoscopist and a Thoracic Surgeon: Initial Experience |
| title_sort | two person technique of peroral endoscopic myotomy for achalasia with an advanced endoscopist and a thoracic surgeon initial experience |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2656101 |
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