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Successful treatment of diffuse esophageal spasm by peroral endoscopic myotomy

Published:April 09, 2012DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2012.02.008
      A 79-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with dysphagia and chest pain that she had experienced for 20 years (Eckardt score: 7).
      • Eckardt V.F.
      Clinical presentations and complications of achalasia.
      A barium swallow examination showed a corkscrew appearance characteristic of diffuse esophageal spasm (DES) (Fig. 1A). Esophageal manometry showed simultaneous and multiple peaked contractions associated with more than 20% of wet swallows, whereas mean the simultaneous contraction amplitude was over 30 mm Hg (Fig. 1B). Therefore, the patient received a diagnosis of DES.
      • Spechler S.J.
      • Castell D.O.
      Classification of oesophageal motility abnormalities.
      • Richter J.E.
      Oesophageal motility disorders.
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      Figure 1A, Barium swallow examination showing corkscrew appearance characteristic of diffuse esophageal spasm. B, Esophageal manometry showing simultaneous and multiple peaked contractions associated with more than 20% of wet swallows, and mean simultaneous contraction amplitude was over 30 mmHg.

      Abbreviations:

      DES (diffuse esophageal spasm), POEM (peroral endoscopic myotomy)
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