Patients’ Characteristics
| Demographic data and characteristics | Patients after POEM (n = 237) |
|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 48 (16-82) |
| Gender (male/female) | 144/93 |
| HRM diagnosis prior to POEM | |
| Achalasia type I | 42 (17.7) |
| Achalasia type II | 173 (73.0) |
| Achalasia type III | 22 (9.3) |
| Previous treatment | 50 (21.1) |
| PD only | 27 |
| Btx injection only | 2 |
| LHM only | 9 |
| PD + Btx | 2 |
| LHM + Btx | 0 |
| PD + LHM | 9 |
| LHM + PD + Btx | 1 |
| Pre-POEM Eckardt score | 7 (3-12) |
POEM, peroral endoscopic myotomy; HRM, high-resolution manometry; PD, pneumatic dilation; Btx, botulinum toxin; LHM, laparoscopic Heller's myotomy.
Of total 305 patients after POEM, 8 patients of other diagnosis and 60 patients of incomplete data were excluded.
Data are presented as n, median (range), or n (%).