Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) in jackhammer esophagus: a trick of the trade

Endoscopy 2017; 49(10): E254-E255
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-115887

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Enad Dawod

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, United States

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Monica Saumoy

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, United States

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Ming-Ming Xu

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, United States

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Michel Kahaleh

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, United States

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