Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 12, 2025

Use of the Scissor-Type Knife During the Peroral Endoscopy Myotomy Procedure for the Treatment of Achalasia
Published on: March 3, 2023
Epiphrenic diverticulum: is diverticular peroral endoscopic myotomy (D-POEM) enough or do we need to go one step
David Barquero Declara1, Alba Juan Juan2, Noemí Caballero Suárez2
1Gastroenterology, Hospital de Sant Joan Despí Moisès Broggi, España.
Abstract:
We present a review of 9 patients (44.4% women, 67.7 +/- 7.3 years) who had undergone diverticular peroral endoscopic myotomy (D-POEM) for symptomatic epiphrenic diverticula (ED) at our Unit from July 2020 to April 2024. One patient had received prior treatment, specifically, laparoscopic resection of the diverticulum, Heller myotomy and partial funduplication in 2014 with clinical improvement. The predominant symptoms were dysphagia and regurgitation and the average Eckardt Score (ES) were 6 +/- 1,1. A co-existing esophageal motility disorder was documented in 8 (88.9%).
Related Concept Videos
Endoscopic Procedures V: ERCP
Patient...
Inflammatory Bowel Disease V: Surgical Management
Here are some common surgical interventions for IBD:
Endoscopic Procedures IV: Sigmoidoscopy and Laproscopy
Sigmoidoscopy
Sigmoidoscopy is a diagnostic procedure that uses a flexible sigmoidoscope equipped with a light source and camera to examine the rectum and sigmoid colon. The procedure involves inserting the tube through the anus...
Endoscopic Procedures I: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
During an EGD, the endoscope can be used to:

