Clin Endosc.  2025 Jan;58(1):153-157. 10.5946/ce.2024.103.

Comparison of peroral endoscopic myotomy, laparoscopic Heller myotomy, and pneumatic dilation for patients with achalasia: a United States national experience

• Dahiya DS
• Pinnam BSM
• Chandan S
• Ali H
• Gangwani MK
• Sohail AH
• Yang D
• Rastogi A

• KMID: 2564031
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2024.103

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  Fig. 1. Comparison of periprocedural adverse events among pneumatic dilation, peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), and laparoscopic Heller myotomy.

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