The clinical practice update offers 12 “best practice advice” statements on POEM to treat achalasia and other esophageal ...

A laparoscopic Heller myotomy is a surgical procedure used to treat achalasia, a condition in which the esophagus doesn't push food and liquid into the stomach effectively and the lower esophageal ...

The small incision is closed using endoscopic clips, and the endoscope is withdrawn from the patient. Outcomes are comparable to the Heller myotomy, which is the gold standard. Heller is equivalent to ...

After a laparoscopic Heller myotomy, the hospital stay is only 1 or 2 days; there is no need for a chest tube, and patients are more comfortable. Because of these drawbacks, left thoracoscopic ...