title: Education and Imaging. Gastroenterology: Histopathological investigation of distal esophageal spasm (DES) using per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM).
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Endoscopy, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
authors.forename: S-R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.affiliation: Department of Endoscopy, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.affiliation: Department of Endoscopy, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.affiliation: Division of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Department of Cellular Function, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Endoscopy, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D015155:Esophageal Spasm, Diffuse / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D056885:Interstitial Cells of Cajal / Q000473:pathology; D008365:Manometry; D008875:Middle Aged