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Endoscopic ultrasound-measured muscular thickness of the lower esophageal sphincter and long-term prognosis after peroral endoscopic myotomy for achalasia.

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BACKGROUND:People with achalasia typically have a thick lower esophageal muscularis propria (LEMP), and peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has been effective in treating most patients. LEMP thickness may be associated with the outcomes and prognosis after POEM. However, more evidence is needed regarding the relationship between LEMP thickness and patient prognosis after POEM. AIM:To assess the association between LEMP thickness, measured using endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), and long-term prognosis, especially relapse, after POEM for achalasia. METHODS:All medical records, including EUS data, of patients who underwent POEM to treat achalasia at Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University from January 2012 to September 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. LEMP thickness was measured by EUS, and a thickness of ≥ 3 mm was defined as thickened. The severity of patient symptoms was evaluated using the Eckardt score. Relapse was defined as a 3-point rise in the Eckardt score after a period of clinical remission. The relationship between patient characteristics, muscle thickness, and recurrence was analyzed. RESULTS:Eighty-two patients (32 males and 50 females, aged 17-78 years) and 85 POEM procedures were included. In total, 76.8% (63/82 patients) of patients had a thickened muscularis propria. Older age and longer disease course were associated with muscularis propria thickening (P < 0.05). The mean postoperative follow-up time was 35.4 ± 17.2 mo (range, 8-87.5 mo) in 60 patients. Five patients with Eckardt scores > 3 refused further management after their symptoms were relieved. The relapse rate was 12.73% (7/55 cases). Five patients, four of whom had muscularis propria thickening, had disease recurrence within 12 mo after the procedure. Achalasia relapsed in one patient who had a thickened muscularis propria after 24 mo and in another patient who did not have a thickened muscularis propria after 30 mo. Patients with recurrence were typically younger and had a shorter disease course (P < 0.05). The relapse rate in patients with a non-thickened muscularis propria tended to be higher (18.2%, 2/11 patients) than that in patients with a thickened muscularis propria (11.4%, 5/44 patients), although no significant difference was found. Age (hazard ratio = 0.92; 95% confidence interval: 0.865-0.979; P < 0.05) and being male (hazard ratio = 7.173; 95% confidence interval: 1.277-40.286; P < 0.05) were identified as risk factors for symptomatic recurrence by multivariable analysis using the Cox model. CONCLUSION:Patients with a thickened muscularis are typically older and have a longer disease course. Younger age and the male sex are associated with increased recurrence. Patients with a thin muscularis propria may be prone to relapse, although further validation is needed.

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World J Gastroenterol

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World journal of gastroenterology

authors

Liao Y,Xiao TY,Wu YF,Zhang JJ,Zhang BZ,Wang YD,Wang S,Liu X,Sun SY,Guo JT

doi

10.3748/wjg.v26.i38.5863

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-10-14 00:00:00

pages

5863-5873

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eissn

1007-9327

issn

2219-2840

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Endoscopic ultrasound-measured muscular thickness of the lower esophageal sphincter and long-term prognosis after peroral endoscopic myotomy for achalasia.