PERORAL ENDOSCOPIC MYOTOMY FOR ACHALASIA: SAFETY PROFILE, COMPLICATIONS AND RESULTS OF 94 PATIENTS.

Background: Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder, with clinical presentation of dysphagia and regurgitation. This is a chronic condition with no cure. Current treatment options aim to reduce lower esophageal sphincter tone by pharmacological, endoscopic or surgical means, with the aim of improving patients' symptoms.