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. 2015 Oct 10;7(14):1129–1134. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i14.1129

Table 2.

Reported outcomes for Large Volume Single Centers after peroral endoscopic myotomy

Ref. Study size Myotomy thicknes/length Morbidity Follow up (mo) Clinical outcome - before/after Manometry before/after Postop PPI
Inoue et al[14] 2013 300 Partial Pneumothorax 0.3% 12 Eckardt - 6.13/1.33 27.3/13.4 4.9%
14.1 cm Mucosal Injury - 2.0% 98.2% success
Ren et al[10] 2012 119 Partial Pneumothorax - 25.2% 3 98.3% success NA NA
9.2 cm Pneumoperitoneum - 39.5% Bleeding 0.8%
Friedel et al[15] 2013 45 Full Mucosal Injury - 20% 3 Eckardt - 7.8/0.4 NA NA
9 cm Pneumoperitoneum - 13% 95% success
Bhayani et al[9] 2014 37 Partial Perforation - 10.8% Bleeding - 2.7% 6.8 Eckardt - 5.4/1.2 41/16 NA
Dysphagia - 0%
Vigneswaran et al[17] 2014 37 Partial Perforation - 5.4% 11.3 Eckardt - 6.8/0.6 29.1/NA 22%
12.8 cm Mucosal Injury - 2.7% 100% success
Hungness et al[12] 2013 18 Partial Perforation - 5.6% 6 Eckardt - 7/1 19/9 NA
9 cm 89% success
von Renteln et al[7] 2012 16 Partial and full Perforation - 0% 3 Eckardt - 8.8/1.4 27.2/11.8 6.3%
12 cm Pneumoperitoneum - 50% 94% success

NA: Not available; PPI: Proton pump inhibitor.