17. • Transient effect on LES – results suboptimal
• Sublingual nitrate – best result
• Advantage – low cost & less complications
• Drawback – tachyphylaxis
• Overall poor efficacy
• Bridge to definitive therapy or on demand for chestpain
22. Technique
• No clear consensus on optimal method
• Diameter of balloon -30,35,40mm
• Fluoroscopic/endoscopic guidance
• Pressure – 7-15psi
• Rate of balloon inflation
• Duration of balloon inflation
• No of balloon inflation per session
37. Post-op care
• NPO for 24hrs
• Dye study on Day2
• OGD on Day2
• Soft diet on Day2
• IV antibiotics for 3 days. Discharge on Day3
• Functional evaluation at 3months
41. Advantages of POEM over Heller’s
• Less blood loss
• Shorter operating time
• Less post-op pain and analgesic use
• Shorter hospital stay
• Cost
Tailor myotomy according to the need of patient
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44. 3 concerns
• Post procedure reflux
• Durability of response
• Learning curve
50. summary
• Rare primary esophageal motility disorder
• Paradigm shift in diagnosis and management
• Medical management is ineffective
• PD is as effective as LHM in type 1&2 achalasia
• POEM represents a major advance in treatment of achalasia
• POEM may become the treatment of choice for achalasia in future
Editor's Notes
Pseudoachalasia 2-4%. normal EGD should not dissuade a clinician from making the diagnosis because up to 40% of patients with achalasia will have normal endoscopy
Multicenter trial across eurpe 200 patients – 100 in each group. 14 centres, 5 countries
Scholttman etal – 53 studies(5800 patients) on LHM Vs 21 articles of POEM(1900 patients) – ANNALS OF SURGERY 2017