Transillumination auxiliary technique for POEM

On April 30, 2014April 3, 2014 By GIEjournalIn InvestigationsLeave a comment

Francisco Baldaque-Silva, MD from Centro Hospitalar de São João in Porto, Portugal presents this video case "New transillumination auxiliary technique for peroral endoscopic myotomy." In our experience, one of the most difficult steps of the peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) technique is the achievement of a proper tunnel length that will allow a safe and effective …

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Aberrant innermost longitudinal muscle bundles at the esophagogastric junction during POEM

On November 14, 2013November 1, 2013 By GIEjournalIn InvestigationsLeave a comment

Nikolas Eleftheriadis, MD, and colleagues from the Digestive Disease Center at Showa University Northern Yokohama in Japan present this video case of an in vivo observation of aberrant innermost longitudinal muscle bundles in front of the circular muscle layer at the level of esophagogastric junction during peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM). In this video case, we …

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