ALLMedicine™ Achalasia Center

Aug 5th, 2022 - BACKGROUND : Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is now widely used for esophageal motility disorders including achalasia. Closure of the mucosal incision site is a critical step of the procedure. We evaluated the use of a novel through-the-scope (T...

Jul 29th, 2022 - Triple A syndrome is a very uncommon disease marked by a triad of adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)-resistant features: adrenal insufficiency, alacrimia, and achalasia. It presents in several clinical forms with undetermined incidence and shows ...

Jul 29th, 2022 - Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy has been established as a safe and effective treatment of Achalasia type I and II; however, it is limited by post-procedure gastroesophageal reflux. Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) has been introduced as the...

Jul 22nd, 2022 - Achalasia is the inability of the lower esophageal sphincter to relax in the context of dysfunction of esophageal peristalsis. Peroral endoscopic myotomy for the treatment of achalasia has an efficacy above 90%, being comparable with Heller's myot...

Jul 20th, 2022 - To compare the efficacy of, and complications from the two main treatments for achalasia are endoscopic dilatation and surgical cardiomyotomy (Heller's myotomy) STUDY DESIGN: We retrospectively collected data on children treated for achalasia over...

Feb 6th, 2022 - As many as one-half of all patients with suspected gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) do not derive benefit from acid suppression. This review outlines a personalized diagnostic and therapeutic approach to GERD symptoms. The Best Practice Advi...

Jul 1st, 2021 - The recommended diagnostic criteria for achalasia have been recently updated by Chicago Classification version 4.0 (CCv4.0), the widely accepted classification scheme for esophageal motility disorders using metrics from high-resolution manometry (...

Feb 11th, 2021 - Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is increasingly used as primary treatment for esophageal achalasia, in place of the options such as Heller myotomy (HM) and pneumatic dilatation (PD) OBJECTIVE: These evidence-based guidelines from the Society of ...

Aug 11th, 2020 - Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder characterized by aberrant peristalsis and insufficient relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter. Patients most commonly present with dysphagia to solids and liquids, regurgitation, and occasional ch...

Dec 17th, 2019 - Achalasia is a primary esophageal motor disorder of unknown etiology characterized by degeneration of the myenteric plexus, which results in impaired relaxation of the esophagogastric junction (EGJ), along with the loss of organized peristalsis in...

Jul 29th, 2022 - Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy has been established as a safe and effective treatment of Achalasia type I and II; however, it is limited by post-procedure gastroesophageal reflux. Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) has been introduced as the...

Jul 22nd, 2022 - Achalasia is the inability of the lower esophageal sphincter to relax in the context of dysfunction of esophageal peristalsis. Peroral endoscopic myotomy for the treatment of achalasia has an efficacy above 90%, being comparable with Heller's myot...

Jul 14th, 2022 - Prospective, non-controlled, monocentric pilot study in patients with therapy-refractory reflux symptoms under proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy or intolerance of the necessary therapy or rapid recurrence of the symptoms with tapering therapy. T...

Jul 8th, 2022 - Over the last few years there have been numerous advances in the use of endoscopic equipment and related treatments in the identification and intervention of gastrointestinal diseases. Many of these treatments using flexible endoscopes have either...

Jun 1st, 2022 - Achalasia is considered a primary esophageal motility disorder which is defined as an insufficient relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter. Incomplete lower esophageal sphincter (LES) relaxation, increased LES tone, and aperistalsis of the es...

May 2nd, 2022 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - POEM (per-oral endoscopic myotomy) is increasingly being used to manage achalasia, but reimbursement is spotty, and healthcare utilization and costs should be compared with other treatment options, researchers say. "Our...

Apr 22nd, 2022 - Use of per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for esophageal achalasia increased dramatically during the past decade, a retrospective study found, and while the procedure appears just as safe as laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM), it led to greater hea...

Oct 28th, 2021 - LAS VEGAS – Functional lumen imaging probe (FLIP) was equivalent to high-resolution manometry (HRM) in predicting clinical response by Eckardt score 6 months or more after per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia or esophagogastric junctio.

Apr 13th, 2021 - The field of esophagology was transformed by the pioneering work of the late Dr Ray Clouse, who developed color topographic plots to more accurately assess esophageal motility. Clouse's spirit of innovation in this area has since been taken up by ...

Jan 15th, 2021 - Most patients with normal findings on functional luminal imaging probe (FLIP) showed no clinical evidence of a major esophageal motor disorder, even when their high-resolution manometry (HRM) test results were abnormal, according to the results of.