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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Oct 16, 2023; 15(10): 593-601
Published online Oct 16, 2023. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v15.i10.593
Published online Oct 16, 2023. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v15.i10.593
Table 2 Patient outcomes following peroral endoscopic myotomy and laparoscopic Heller myotomy
| POEM (n = 15) | LHM (n = 15) | P value | |
| Post-procedure Eckardt Scores mean (SD) | 0.5 (0.5) | 0.7 (0.6) | 0.17 |
| Adverse events (n, %) | 2, 13.3% | 4, 26.7% | 0.65 |
| Readmission rate (% of patients with readmission within one year) | 6.7% | 20.0% | 0.59 |
| LOS mean days (SD) | 1.1 (0.3) | 2.26 (0.6) | < 0.01a |
- Citation: Haider SA, Bills GS, Gyawali CP, Laoveeravat P, Miller J, Softic S, Wagh MS, Gabr M. Direct cost variance analysis of peroral endoscopic myotomy vs heller myotomy for management of achalasia: A tertiary referral center experience. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2023; 15(10): 593-601
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v15.i10.593