Peroral endoscopic myotomy in pediatric jackhammer esophagus

• Rosa Isabel Ramos ^[1] ; Martin Guidi ^[1] ; María Hisae Kakisu ^[2] ; Ana Marcela Rocca ^[3] ; Paulo Sakai ^[4]
  1. [1] El Cruce High Complexity Hospital Network. Florencio Varela, Argentina
  2. [2] Outpatient Specialty Medical Center. Mar del Plata, Argentina
  3. [3] J. P. Garrahan Pediatric Hospital. Buenos Aires, Argentina
  4. [4] San Pablo Hospital Clinic. Brazil

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• Localización: Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas, ISSN-e 2340-4167, ISSN 1130-0108, Vol. 110, Nº. 7, 2018, págs. 464-465
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The jackhammer esophagus is a rare hypercontractile disorder and diagnosis is based on high-resolution manometry.

    Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) of the spastic esophagus segments has been described. We report a pediatric patient with jackhammer esophagus that was treated endoscopically.