How would you manage an elderly patient with type 3 achalasia who previously underwent POEM and has recurrent dysphagia, high Eckardt score, and dilated esophagus concerning for blown-out myotomy on esophagram?
Would you recommend repeat POEM, Heller myotomy, or pneumatic dilation?
Answer from: at Community Practice
This is a complex clinical scenario which requires a multi-disciplinary approach at an expert center.
One of the main goals is to decipher why the patient is still having symptoms. Is the patient is having symptoms due to persistent achalasia or due to the blown out myotomy. You can make this disti...