Intraoperative distensibility measurement in POEM for achalasia: impact on patient outcome and associations with other outcome variables at 1-year follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

The functional luminal imaging probe (FLIP) can provide measurements of lower esophageal sphincter (LES) distensibility. Studies report that use of intraoperative FLIP examination during peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia is associated with treatment success, but evidence is limited and inconsistent. The main aim of the present study was to assess associations between intraoperative FLIP values and 1-year outcomes. Additionally, associations between 1-year FLIP measurements and other 1-year outcome variables were studied.

Methods

We performed a single-center prospective study of consecutive achalasia patients treated with POEM with a standardized 1-year follow-up. The inclusion period was from June 2017 to January 2020. We compared 1-year out

SUBMITTER: Evensen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10709476 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature