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. 2022 Mar 27;17(3):482–490. doi: 10.5114/wiitm.2022.114944

Table I.

Therapeutic effect of POEM on AC

Group n Eckardt score [point] Incidence of reflux 1 year after operation (%) Effective rate after operation (%)
Before operation 1 year after operation 6 months 1 year
Effective 143 5.21 ±1.31 2.52 ±0.94 21.65 81.23% 73.41%
Ineffective 39 5.18 ±1.06 3.12 ±0.84 46.12 76.15% 69.86%
t/χ2 0.121 3.228 2.612 3.214 3.697
P-value 0.452 0.001 0.000 0.001 0.001

AC – achalasia, POEM – peroral endoscopic myotomy.