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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2025; 31(6): 100510
Published online Feb 14, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i6.100510
Published online Feb 14, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i6.100510
Reflux after peroral endoscopic myotomy: The dilemma and the options
Priya Hazrah, Department of Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi 110001, Delhi, India
Author contributions: Hazrah P contributed to literature review, data compilation, writing of the entire manuscript, review and editing; the author read and approved the final version of the manuscript to be published.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There are no financial or non financial conflicts of interest including but not limited to commercial, personal, political, intellectual or religious interests.
Corresponding author: Priya Hazrah, MS, Professor, Department of Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Marg, New Delhi 110001, Delhi, India.
Received: August 18, 2024
Revised: December 7, 2024
Accepted: December 23, 2024
Published online: February 14, 2025
Processing time: 144 Days and 18.5 Hours
Revised: December 7, 2024
Accepted: December 23, 2024
Published online: February 14, 2025
Processing time: 144 Days and 18.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: The incidence of symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease differs from that of pathologic reflux, as observed in endoscopy and potential of hydrogen studies after per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM). Pathologic reflux is more common after POEM than laparoscopic Hellers myotomy. It is attributed to difference in the technique used or because an anti-reflux procedure is not routinely added to POEM. Post-POEM reflux can be managed with proton pump inhibitors or surgically with new emerging operative techniques.