Abstract
Background
Surgery is currently the preferred treatment choice for mid-esophageal diverticula, while endoscopic therapy is rapidly establishing itself.
Method
We report the first two cases of giant mid-esophageal diverticula presented with dysphagia successfully treated with per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM).
Result
There were no complications during the procedure and the patients’ conditions improved remarkably within short time of recovery.
Conclusion
POEM could provide a safe, effective and less invasive treatment of mid-esophageal diverticula if appropriately used. Further studies on long-term efficacy with larger number of cases are necessary.
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Abbreviations
- POEM:
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Per-oral endoscopic myotomy
- ESD:
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Endoscopic submucosal dissection
- CO2 :
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Carbon dioxide
- APC:
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Argon plasma coagulation
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Yi Mou, Hongze Zeng, Qiming Wang, Hang Yi, Wei Liu, Dingke Wen, Chengwei Tang and Bing Hu have no conflict of interest or financial ties to disclose.
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Mou, Y., Zeng, H., Wang, Q. et al. Giant mid-esophageal diverticula successfully treated by per-oral endoscopic myotomy. Surg Endosc 30, 335–338 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-015-4181-2
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