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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg. 2021 Jun 1;273(6):1135–1140. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004830

Table 4:

Clinical Characteristics and Management of Post-POEM Patients with Eckardt Score >3

Patient Age (Years) Achalasia Subtype Operation Time to Failure (months) ES at Failure Management Success
1 36 Type 2 POEM 6, 47 4, 7 Medical Therapy Yes
2 72 Type 2 POEM 7, 45 5, 5 Medical Therapy No
3 68 Type 3 ePOEM 16 4 1x TTS Dilation Yes
4 62 Jackhammer POEM 14, 53 5, 5 1x TTS Dilation Yes
5 21 Type 2 POEM 4, 49 4, 5 2x PD No
6 41 EGJOO POEM 7 6 LHM Yes
7 66 Type 3 ePOEM 9 5 2x PD Yes
8 77 Type 3 POEM 5 4 1x PD Yes
9 26 Type 2 POEM 39 4 Medical Therapy Yes
10 43 Type 2 POEM 32, 56 6, 6 Medical Therapy No
11 32 EGJOO POEM 47 8 Forthcoming PD -
12 59 Type 1 POEM 55 4 Medial Therapy -

LHM – Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy PD – Pneumatic Dilation TTS – Through the Scope ES - Eckardt Score ePOEM – Extended POEM