Randomized Clinical Trial
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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2022; 28(33): 4875-4889
Published online Sep 7, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i33.4875
Table 7 Adverse events, length of hospital stay, anesthesia time, and procedure time
VariableTotal (n = 40)Group
P value
LM-PF (n = 20)
POEM (n = 20)
Adverse events, n (%) 4 (10.0)1 (5.0)3 (15.0)0.605a
Length of hospital stay in d3.68 (2.42)3.95 (3.36)3.40 (0.75)0.483b
Anesthesia time in min240.88 (79.46)296.75 (56.13)185.00 (56.89)< 0.001b
Procedure time in min157.23 (74.81)218.75 (50.88)95.70 (30.47)< 0.001b

  • Citation: de Moura ETH, Jukemura J, Ribeiro IB, Farias GFA, de Almeida Delgado AA, Coutinho LMA, de Moura DTH, Aissar Sallum RA, Nasi A, Sánchez-Luna SA, Sakai P, de Moura EGH. Peroral endoscopic myotomy vs laparoscopic myotomy and partial fundoplication for esophageal achalasia: A single-center randomized controlled trial. World J Gastroenterol 2022; 28(33): 4875-4889
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  • DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v28.i33.4875