Peroral endoscopic myotomy is safe and effective in achalasia patients aged older than 60 years compared with younger patients

Peroral endoscopic myotomy is safe and effective in achalasia patients aged older than 60 years compared with younger patients

Aim Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has been proven to be effective for treating achalasia, but there are limited data on POEM in elderly patients. We therefore aimed to assess the role of POEM for achalasia in patients aged ≥60 years. Methods All consecutive patients that underwent POEM between D...

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Veröffentlicht in:Geriatrics & gerontology international 2017-12, Vol.17 (12), p.2407-2413
Hauptverfasser: Tang, Xiaowei, Ren, Yutang, Gao, Qiaoping, Huang, Silin, Zhou, Jieqiong, Zhang, Xiaofeng, Yang, Jianfeng, Wei, Zhengjie, Chen, Zhenyu, Jiang, Bo, Gong, Wei
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Adult
age
Age Factors
Aged
China
elderly
esophageal achalasia
Esophageal Achalasia - surgery
Esophagoscopy - adverse effects
Female
Gastroesophageal Reflux - epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Intraoperative Complications - epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Myotomy - adverse effects
Myotomy - methods
Operative Time
peroral endoscopic myotomy
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:Aim Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has been proven to be effective for treating achalasia, but there are limited data on POEM in elderly patients. We therefore aimed to assess the role of POEM for achalasia in patients aged ≥60 years. Methods All consecutive patients that underwent POEM between December 2011 and November 2015 at a single center were retrospectively reviewed. Patients aged ≥60 years were assigned to group A, whereas patients aged
ISSN:1444-1586
1447-0594
DOI:10.1111/ggi.13083