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POEM vs Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy and Fundoplication: Which Is Now the Gold Standard for Treatment of Achalasia?

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    Marco G. Patti

  2. University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Ciro Andolfi

  3. General Surgery Davis 3N, Mayo Clinic Florida, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA

    Steven P. Bowers

  4. Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

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Authors Bowers, Patti, and Soper are considered co-first authors as they shared equally in the preparation of the manuscript. This manuscript is derived from the contents of the debate presented at the 2016 annual meeting of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. Dr. Bowers presented the talk, “Frame the Debate”; Dr. Soper presented the talk, “POEM is now the Gold Standard”; Dr. Patti presented the talk, “Laparoscopic Heller is Still the Gold Standard.”

Dr. Andolfi contributed to literature review and creation of tables.

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Patti, M.G., Andolfi, C., Bowers, S.P. et al. POEM vs Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy and Fundoplication: Which Is Now the Gold Standard for Treatment of Achalasia?. J Gastrointest Surg 21, 207–214 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-016-3310-0

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