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Table 2 Outcomes of the POEM procedure

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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Procedure time (min)

Symptom score

LESP(mmHg)

Eckardt score

Myotomy length

Complications

   

Before

After

Before

After

  

1

98

0

70.0

16.4

3

0

14

none

2

160

1

87.0

35.0

8

1

15

none

3

140

1

50.4

28.2

3

0

15

bleedind(day 10)

4

120

0

48.0

37.4

8

0

13

none

5

80

3

98.0

33.5

7

1

12

none

6

100

0

109.5

25.1

9

0

15

none

7

88

3

56.5

23.6

7

3

18

none

8

90

0

104.1

15.2

9

0

14

none

9

85

0

119.0

28.0

5

0

15

none

10

75

3

256.0

26.7

6

1

10

none

11

80

0

65.8

14.7

9

1

18

none

12

140

1

73.0

29.6

8

1

18

bleedind(day 1)

13

90

2

29.8

19.5

4

1

15

none

14

75

0

46.7

6.7

6

0

17

none

15

95

0

-

14.7

12

0

14

none

mean

101.1

0.7

82.7

22.9

7.4

0.5

14.9

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