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

BACKGROUND: Per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has been reported to be a new therapeutic option for esophageal achalasia. The possibility that POEM could reduce the risk of developing esophageal squamous cell carcinoma was evaluated. METHODS: This was a single-centre, retrospective study. Fifteen co...

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Main Authors: Minami, Hitomi, Yamaguchi, Naoyuki, Matsushima, Kayoko, Akazawa, Yuko, Ohnita, Ken, Takeshima, Fuminao, Nakayama, Toshiyuki, Hayashi, Tomayoshi, Inoue, Haruhiro, Nakao, Kazuhiko, Isomoto, Hajime
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Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3566916/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23363448
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-13-22
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