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. 2022 Jan 27;14(1):12–23. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v14.i1.12

Table 3.

Gastric per-oral endoscopic myotomy


GPOEM
PRO High clinical success rate (71%-100%)
High technical success rate (100%)
Less perioperative morbidity and operating time than surgery pyloromyotomy
Minimally invasive
Short hospitalization time
Positive predictive factors Lower starting GCSI
Fewer symptoms
Idiopathic and post-surgical GP
CONS Limited to tertiary care center and very expert physicians
Risk of pneumoperitoneum and abdominal pain
Poorer results for diabetic GP and female

GPOEM: Gastric per-oral endoscopic myotomy; GCSI: Gastroparesis cardinal symptoms index.