Who Needs Endoscopic Removal of Food Residue From the Esophagus Before Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Esophageal Achalasia and Esophagogastric Junction Outflow Obstruction?
Preoperative EGD and esophageal cleansing the day before POEM may be warranted in patients with initial EGD-detected residue, younger age, and marked dilation, to reduce reflux aspiration risk and improve procedural safety.
Authors
- Tatsuya Mikami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6657-6446)
- Daisuke Chinda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1690-5923)
- Hidezumi Kikuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5163-9563)
- Yohei Sawada
- Hiroto Hiraga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6874-4415)
- Shinsaku Fukuda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4788-1816)
- Keisuke Hasui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2637-0571)
- Shiro Hayamizu
- Hirotake Sakuraba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6075-1282)
- Tetsuya Tatsuta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0228-8063)
- Masatoshi Kaizuka
- Taka Asari
- Shinji Oota
Institutions
- Hirosaki University (JP)
- Hirosaki University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- DEN Open
- Published
- 2025-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/deo2.70196
- Primary Topic
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00