Research Article

Modified Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy Technique for Type II Achalasia: A Multicenter Retrospective Study

Table 1

Patient characteristics.


Age, median (range), year45 (31-64)
Female/male18/13
Duration of symptoms, median (range), years4 (2.6-8.7)
The length of LES, , mm
Eckardt score, median (range)7 (5-10)
LESP, median (range), mmHg31.6 (26.7-49.7)
IRP, median (range), mmHg27.8 (20.6-47.5)
Previous treatment,
 Botox injection5 (16.1)
 Pneumatic dilation2 (6.5)
 Bougie dilation1 (3.2)
 No treatment23 (74.2)