title: Endoscopic Management of an Intramural Sinus Leak After Per- Oral Endoscopic Myotomy.
abstract: Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) was developed less than a decade ago for the treatment of achalasia. Its minimally invasive approach and the favorable short-term outcome have led to rapid adoption of the technique throughout the world. As with any new technique, there will be adverse events, and it is important that effective treatments for these adverse events be discussed. We present a case of successful endoscopic management of an intramural sinus leak after a POEM procedure using tandem fully covered esophageal stents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Haider
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Al Taii
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Bradley
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Confer
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gabbard
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kroh
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Sunguk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Mansour A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Parsi
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Vargo
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ponsky
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhatt