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Table 1 Patients’ characteristics

From: Improvement of endocytoscopic findings after per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) in esophageal achalasia; does POEM reduce the risk of developing esophageal carcinoma? Per oral endoscopic myotomy, endocytoscopy and carcinogenesis

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Sex

Age (years)

BMI (kg/m2)

Dilation

Type

Balloon dilation

Systemic complication

1

female

60

20.3

II

straight

-

none

2

female

50

17.1

II

straight

-

none

3

male

54

21.9

III

sigmoid

3 sessions

hypertension

4

female

63

18.4

II

sigmoid

-

breast cancer

5

female

45

23.2

I

straight

-

rheumatoid arthritis

6

female

26

18.0

I

straight

-

none

7

female

38

18.5

I

straight

-

none

8

female

47

22.4

II

straight

1 session

none

9

female

84

26.5

I

straight

-

hypertension

10

female

79

18.7

I

straight

1 session

pulmonary emphysema

11

male

43

22.4

I

straight

-

none

12

male

69

17.0

I

straight

5 sessions

pulmonary emphysema

13

female

46

19.0

I

straight

2 sessions

none

14

female

37

21.8

II

straight

-

none

15

female

38

25.4

II

straight

-

none

maen

 

51.7

20.7

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