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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2023; 29(22): 3497-3507
Published online Jun 14, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i22.3497
Published online Jun 14, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i22.3497
Table 2 Procedure‑related characteristics and complications of pediatric group and control group, n (%)
Pediatric group | Control group | P value | |||
Technique success | 48 (100.0) | 1016 (99.1) | > 0.999 | ||
Length of tunnel, mean (range), cm | 10.8 (7-14) | 11.2 (5-20) | 0.206 | ||
Length of esophageal myotomy, mean (range), cm | 5.3 (1-9) | 5.2 (3-15) | 0.529 | ||
Length of gastric myotomy, mean (range), cm | 1.9 (0-4) | 1.9 (0-4) | 0.648 | ||
Types of myotomy | 0.458 | ||||
Progressive full-thickness myotomy | 42 (87.5) | 792 (78.0) | |||
Full-thickness muscle myotomy | 3 (6.3) | 98 (9.6) | |||
Circular muscle myotomy | 1 (2.1) | 56 (5.5) | |||
Others1 | 2 (4.2) | 70 (6.9) | |||
Procedure time, mean (range), min | 43.9 (24-116) | 47.1 (14-160) | 0.394 | ||
Complications | 7 (14.6) | 148 (14.6) | 0.997 | ||
Mucosa injury | 3 (6.2) | 84 (8.3) | |||
Gas-related adverse event | |||||
Pneumothorax | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.3) | |||
Pneumoperitoneum | 2 (4.2) | 27 (2.7) | |||
Subcutaneous emphysema | 2 (4.2) | 32 (3.2) | |||
Pleural effusion | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | |||
Bleeding | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) |
- Citation: Bi YW, Lei X, Ru N, Li LS, Wang NJ, Zhang B, Yao Y, Linghu EQ, Chai NL. Per-oral endoscopic myotomy is safe and effective for pediatric patients with achalasia: A long-term follow-up study. World J Gastroenterol 2023; 29(22): 3497-3507
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v29.i22.3497