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Table 3 Curative efficacy comparison between two groups after treatment at 6-month, 1-year, and 2-year

From: Comparison of fully coated anti-reflux metal stenting and per-oral endoscopic myotomy in patients with achalasia: a propensity score-matched retrospective study

Follow up data

FCARMS group (n = 100)

POEM group (n = 50)

p

Remission

failure

Remission

failure

6-month

89 (89.0%)

11 (10.0%)

47 (94.0%)

3 (6.0%)

0.39

1-year

76 (76.0%)

24 (24.0%)

46 (92.0%)

4 (8.0%)

0.03

2-year

61 (61.0%)

39 (39.0%)

45 (90.0%)

5 (10.0%)

0.00

  1. Fisher’s exact test, p > 0.05, no significant difference; p < 0.05, significant differences