Peroral endoscopic myotomy in pediatric jackhammer esophagus.

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Peroral endoscopic myotomy in pediatric jackhammer esophagus.

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2018 Apr 18;:

Authors: Ramos R, Guidi MA, Kakisu M, Rocca A, Sakai P

Abstract
The jackhammer esophagus is a rare hypercontractile disorder and diagnosis is based on high-resolution manometry. Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) of the spastic esophagus segments has been described. We report a pediatric patient with jackhammer esophagus that was treated endoscopically.

PMID: 29667413 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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