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- Title
Long-term outcome of peroral endoscopic myotomy for achalasia treatment in a 9-year-old female patient.
- Authors
Yamashita, Kanefumi; Shiwaku, Hironari; Hirose, Ryuichiro; Kai, Hiroki; Nakashima, Ryo; Kato, Daisuke; Beppu, Richiko; Takeno, Shinsuke; Sasaki, Takamitsu; Nimura, Satoshi; Iwasaki, Akinori; Inoue, Haruhiro; Yamashita, Yuichi
- Abstract
Achalasia is a primary motility disorder with incomplete lower esophageal sphincter relaxation; it has an annual incidence of 0.11 cases per 100 000 children. Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a new endoscopic treatment method for achalasia. Reports about POEM in pediatric patients are rare. We herein report the case of a 9-year-old female patient with achalasia who underwent POEM. The patient underwent endoscopic balloon dilatation because medication was not effective at a previous hospital; however, endoscopic balloon dilatation was not effective either. She then underwent successful POEM upon admission at our hospital. The patient was symptom-free at 2 years postoperatively with no signs of esophagitis in the absence of proton-pump inhibitor therapy.
- Subjects
ESOPHAGEAL achalasia; LONG-term health care; DISEASE incidence; ENDOSCOPIC surgery; TREATMENT effectiveness; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery, 2016, Vol 9, Issue 4, p332
- ISSN
1758-5902
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ases.12296