Short versus standard esophageal myotomy in achalasia patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies

Saurabh Chandan, Antonio Facciorusso, Shahab R. Khan, Daryl Ramai, Babu P. Mohan, Mohammad Bilal, Banreet Dhindsa, Lena L. Kassab, Hemant Goyal, Abhilash Perisetti, Ishfaq Bhat, Shailender Singh, Stephanie McDonough, Douglas G. Adler

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Abstract

Background and study aims Despite the clinical efficacy of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), postoperative symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) remains a major concern. While it is known that length of the gastric myotomy affects postoperative GERD, the clinical relevance of variation in esophageal myotomy length is not well known. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies comparing outcomes of short versus standard myotomy length in patients with achalasia. Patients and methods We searched multiple databases from inception through November 2020 to identify studies that reported on outcomes of achalasia patients who underwent short compared with standard esophageal myotomy. Meta-analysis was performed to determine pooled odds ratio (OR) of clinical success, GERD outcomes, and adverse events with the two techniques. Results 5 studies with 474 patients were included in the final analysis (short myotomy group 214, standard myotomy group 260). There was no difference in clinical success (OR 1.17, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.54-2.52; I2 0%; P =0.69), postoperative symptomatic GERD (OR 0.87, 95%CI 0.44-1.74; I2 29%; P =0.70), and overall adverse events (OR 0.52, 95%CI 0.19-1.38; I2 40%; P =0.19), between the two groups. Incidence of postoperative erosive esophagitis as determined by endoscopy was lower in the short myotomy group (OR 0.50, 95%CI 0.24-1.03; I2 0%; P =0.06). Conclusion Our analysis showed that performing POEM with short esophageal myotomy in achalasia was as safe and effective as standard myotomy, with lower incidence of postoperative erosive esophagitis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)E1246-E1254
JournalEndoscopy International Open
Volume9
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 2021

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Gastroenterology

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