The 2 years' long-term efficacy and safety of peroral endoscopic myotomy for the treatment of achalasia: a systematic review.

AIM: In this retrospective review, we aimed to investigate the long-term efficacy and safety of POEM with follow-up period over 2 years.

MATERIALS AND

METHODS

A systematic review related to POEM for achalasia was conducted. A literature search was performed in Pubmed, Medline, Ovid, Cochrane and EBSCO databases on November 2017. The following postoperative outcomes were extracted: Eckardt score, lower esophageal sphincter pressure, complications and clinical success.

RESULTS

The total number of patients was 373. The mean operative time was 66.7 min and the overall rate of complications was 21.2%. The mean follow-up period was 30.0 months. The overall clinical success rate was 92.9% and the rate of gastroesophageal reflux disease was 10.2%. Rate of mortality after POEM was 0.

CONCLUSIONS

Our study demonstrated that POEM is effective and safe for treating achalasia during the long-term followed up over 2 years.