Novel technique to relax the lower esophageal sphincter during challenging peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM)

Endoscopy. 2016:48 Suppl 1:E252. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-109776. Epub 2016 Aug 4.

Authors

Majidah Bukhari¹, Vivek Kumbhari¹, Yamile Haito-Chavez¹, Yen-I Chen¹, Saowanee Ngamruengphong¹, Payal Saxena², Mouen A Khashab¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
² Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.

PMID: 27489990
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-109776

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Adult
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Esophageal Achalasia / surgery*
Esophageal Sphincter, Lower / drug effects*
Esophageal Sphincter, Lower / surgery*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nitrates / therapeutic use*
Parasympatholytics / therapeutic use*
Pentanols / therapeutic use*

Substances

Nitrates
Parasympatholytics
Pentanols
amyl nitrate