Long-term outcome of peroral endoscopic myotomy for esophageal achalasia in patients with previous Heller myotomy.

Autor: Kristensen HØ; Department of Surgery, Section for Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, L-research, Building 1C, Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark., Kirkegård J; Department of Surgery, Section for Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, L-research, Building 1C, Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark. jakob.kirkegaard@auh.rm.dk., Kjær DW; Department of Surgery, Section for Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, L-research, Building 1C, Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark., Mortensen FV; Department of Surgery, Section for Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, L-research, Building 1C, Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark., Kunda R; Department of Surgery, Section for Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, L-research, Building 1C, Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark., Bjerregaard NC; Department of Surgery, Section for Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, L-research, Building 1C, Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Surgical endoscopy [Surg Endosc] 2017 Jun; Vol. 31 (6), pp. 2596-2601. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Oct 03.
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-016-5267-1
Abstrakt: Background: Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is an emerging procedure in the treatment of esophageal achalasia, a primary motility disorder. However, the long-term outcome of POEM in patients, who have previously undergone a Heller myotomy, is unknown.
Methods: Using a local database, we identified patients with esophageal achalasia, who underwent POEM. We compared patients with a previous Heller myotomy to those, who had received none or only non-surgical therapy prior to the POEM procedure. We conducted follow-up examinations at 3, 12, and 24 months following the procedure.
Results: We included 66 consecutive patients undergoing POEM for achalasia, of which 14 (21.2 %) had undergone a prior Heller myotomy. In both groups, the preoperative Eckardt score was 7. Postoperatively, the non-Heller group experienced a more pronounced symptom relief at both 3-, 12-, and 24-month follow-up compared with the Heller group, and there was a tendency for the effect of POEM to reduce over time. We suggest that there is a correlation between preoperative measurements of gastroesophageal sphincter pressures and the chance of a successful POEM.
Conclusions: POEM has a place in the treatment of esophageal achalasia in patients with a prior Heller myotomy and persistent symptoms as it is a safe procedure with acceptable long-term results.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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