1. Peroral endoscopic myotomy in pediatric jackhammer esophagus
- Author
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María Hisae Kakisu, Rosa Isabel Ramos, Martin Guidi, Paulo Sakai, and Ana Marcela Rocca
- Subjects
Myotomy ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.product_category ,Adolescent ,Manometry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal ,Injections ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Esophagus ,Jackhammer ,medicine ,Spastic ,otorhinolaryngologic diseases ,Humans ,Esophageal Motility Disorders ,Peroral endoscopic myotomy ,High-resolution manometry ,Botulinum Toxins, Type A ,lcsh:RC799-869 ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Pediatric dysphagia ,Gastroenterology ,General Medicine ,ESÔFAGO ,digestive system diseases ,Surgery ,Endoscopy ,Pediatric patient ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Neuromuscular Agents ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,Female ,lcsh:Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology ,business ,Jackhammer esophagus - Abstract
The jackhammer esophagus is a rare hypercontractile disorder and diagnosis is based on high-resolution manometry. Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) of the spastic esophagus segments has been described. We report a pediatric patient with jackhammer esophagus that was treated endoscopically.
- Published
- 2018