Short versus standard esophageal myotomy in achalasia patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies.

ABSTRACT: Background and study aims  Despite the clinical efficacy of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), postoperative symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) remains a major concern. While it is known that length of the gastric myotomy affects postoperative GERD, the clinical relevance of variation in esophageal myotomy length is not well known. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies comparing outcomes of short versus standard myotomy length in patients with achalasia. Patients and methods  We searched multiple databases from inception through November 2020 to identify studies that reported on outcomes of achalasia patients who underwent short compared with standard esophageal myotomy. Meta-analysis was performed to determine pooled odds ratio (OR) of

SUBMITTER: Chandan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8383091 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature