Comprehensive analysis of efficacy and safety of peroral endoscopic myotomy performed by a gastroenterologist in the endoscopy unit: a single-center experience

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• 作者：Mouen A. Khashab ; MD ; Mohamad El Zein ; MD ; Vivek Kumbhari ; MD ; Sepideh Besharati ; MD ; Saowanee Ngamruengphong ; MD ; Ahmed Messallam ; MD ; Ahmed Abdelgalil ; MD ; Payal Saxena ; MD ; Alan H. Tieu ; MD ; Shreya Raja ; MD ; Ellen Stein ; MD ; Sameer Dhalla ; MD ; Patricia Garcia ; MD ; Vikesh K. Singh ; MD ; MSc ; Pankaj J. Pasricha ; MD ; Anthony N. Kalloo ; MD ; John O. Clarke ; MD
• 关键词：BT ; botulinum toxin ; LES ; lower esophageal sphincter ; LHM ; laparoscopic Heller myotomy ; PL ; procedure length ; OTSC ; over-the-scope clip ; PD ; pneumatic dilation ; POEM ; peroral endoscopic myotomy ; SED ; spastic esophageal disorder
• 刊名：Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：January 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：83
• 期：1
• 页码：117-125
• 全文大小：1331 K

文摘

The safety and efficacy of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) when performed by gastroenterologists in the endoscopy unit are currently unknown. The aims of this study were to assess (1) the safety and efficacy of POEM in which all procedures were performed by 1 gastroenterologist in the endoscopy unit, and (2) the predictors of adverse events and nonresponse.

Methods

All consecutive patients who underwent POEM at 1 tertiary center were included. Clinical response was defined by a decrease in the Eckardt score to 3 or lower. Adverse events were graded according to the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy lexicon’s severity grading system.

Results

A total of 60 consecutive patients underwent POEM in the endoscopy suite with a mean procedure length of 99 minutes. The mean length of submucosal tunnel was 14 cm and the mean myotomy length was 11 cm. The median length of hospital stay was 1 day. Among 52 patients with a mean follow-up period of 118 days (range 30-750), clinical response was observed in 48 patients (92.3%). There was a significant decrease in Eckardt score after POEM (8 vs 1.19, P < .0001). The mean lower esophageal sphincter pressure decreased significantly after POEM (29 mm Hg vs 11 mm Hg, P < .0001). A total of 10 adverse events occurred in 10 patients (16.7%): 7 rated as mild, 3 as moderate, and none as severe. Procedure length was the only predictor of adverse events (P = .01). pH impedance testing was completed in 25 patients, and 22 (88%) had abnormal acid exposure, but positive symptom correlation was present in only 6 patients. All patients with symptomatic reflux were successfully treated with proton pump inhibitors.

Conclusions

POEM can be effectively and safely performed by experienced gastroenterologists at a tertiary care endoscopy unit. Adverse events are infrequent, and most can be managed intraprocedurally. Post-POEM reflux is frequent but can be successfully managed medically.