Per-oral endoscopic myotomy is safe and effective for pediatric patients with achalasia: A long-term follow-up study

Table 3 The long-term outcomes of per-oral endoscopic myotomy in pediatric patients

	Pre-POEM	Post-POEM	P value
Eckardt score, mean (range)	8.0 (4-11)	1.1 (0-4)	< 0.001
Dysphagia, mean ± SD	2.8 ± 0.7	0.6 ± 0.7	< 0.001
Regurgitation, mean ± SD	1.7 ± 0.8	0.1 ± 0.2	< 0.001
Chest pain, mean ± SD	1.0 ± 0.9	0.4 ± 0.6	< 0.001
Weight loss, mean ± SD	1.5 ± 1.2	0.0 ± 0.0	< 0.001
Urbach score, mean (range)	12.8 (10-20)	24.7 (18-30)	< 0.001
Height, mean (range), cm	163.7 (120-184)	170.5 (159-185)	< 0.001
Weight, mean (range), kg	49.9 (22.2-82)	64.3 (47-100)	< 0.001
Number of months absent from school, mean (range), months	3.3 (0.5-24)	0.1 (0-1)	< 0.001

POEM: Per-oral endoscopic myotomy.