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Table. 1.

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 (%).

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