Publications by authors named "Petr Stirand"

Article Synopsis
  • Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is an effective long-term treatment for achalasia, showing a decline in success rates over time but remaining beneficial for patients, with a success rate dropping from 90.2% at 3 years to 73.5% at 8 years.
  • The study analyzed data from 496 patients and identified the year of the procedure as the only predictor of treatment outcomes, with a 10.7% recurrence rate.
  • Nearly half of the patients experienced reflux symptoms shortly after the procedure, but these symptoms significantly decreased over time, highlighting the need for proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) early on, with only 39.6% symptomatic at the 2-3 year
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Background: Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is nowadays a standard method for treatment of achalasia; nevertheless, it remains an invasive intervention with corresponding risk of adverse events (AEs). The classification and grading of AEs are still a matter of discussion. The aim of our retrospective study was to assess the occurrence of all "undesirable" events and "true" adverse events in patients undergoing POEM and to compare the outcomes when either Clavien-Dindo classification (CDC) or American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) lexicon classification applied.

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Background/aims: Several studies have reported partial recovery of peristalsis in patients with achalasia after myotomy. The aim of our study is to analyze esophageal motility patterns after peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) and to assess the potential predictors and clinical impact of peristaltic recovery.

Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data of consecutive patients with achalasia undergoing POEM at a tertiary center.

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The Given Names and Family Names were all inadvertently inverted. The correct order is: Jan Martinek, Hana Svecova, Zuzana Vackova, Radek Dolezel, Ondrej Ngo, Jana Krajciova, Eva Kieslichova, Radim Janousek, Alexander Pazdro, Tomas Harustiak, Lucie Zdrhova, Pavla Loudova, Petr Stirand, Julius Spicak. The original article was corrected.

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Background And Aims: Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is becoming a standard treatment for achalasia. Long-term efficacy and the rate of post-POEM reflux should be further investigated. The main aim of this study was to analyze safety and mid-term (12 and 24 months) clinical outcomes of POEM.

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Background And Aims: Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is an evolving therapeutic modality for achalasia. According to the original Inoue's technique, a submucosal lavage with gentamicin has been practiced due to the fear of infection. This single-tertiary center study was intended to assess the clinical significance of the topical antibiotic lavage during POEM.

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Objective: To investigate whether gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with mild to moderate erosive esophagitis (ERD) is a more severe disease regarding the amount of acid reflux, motor abnormalities, and the presence/absence of hiatus hernia than non-erosive reflux disease (NERD).

Material And Methods: The study comprised a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data on 313 consecutive subjects referred for endoscopy, pH-metry, and esophageal manometry. The patients were divided into four groups: Group I (n=92), subjects without GERD with normal pH-metry, without esophagitis and without reflux symptoms; Group II (n=111), patients with NERD (no esophagitis, abnormal pH-metry); Group III (n=77), patients with mild to moderate ERD (LA A, B; abnormal pH-metry); Group IV (n=33), patients with severe or complicated esophagitis (LA C, D; Barrett's esophagus).

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