Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jan 25, 2016; 8(2): 86-103
Published online Jan 25, 2016. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i2.86
Table 2 Issues of peroral endoscopic myotomy that need further study
TT-knife vs ERBE knife vs other knives
Posterior vs anterior myotomy vs bilateral myotomy
Selective circular vs full thickness myotomy
EndoFLIP technique vs classical tricks to evaluate adequacy of myotomy
Mucosal closure clips vs OverStitch
POEM vs LHM or surgical myotomy
GERD after POEM (treatment necessary, e.g., antireflux procedure, PPIs?)
Training system for POEM
How the risk of mishaps related to POEM can be diminished?