Mo1598 Do Outcomes of Surgical Treatment for Achalasia Depend on the Manometric Subtype?

High‐resolution manometric subtypes as a predictive factor for the treatment of achalasia: A meta‐analysis and systematic review

“…Another 19 studies were further excluded due to insufficient data ( n = 13) or the unavailability of full‐text ( n = 6). Finally, nine eligible studies . including seven original articles and two conference abstracts were included in the meta‐analysis.…”

“…All these articles were observational studies published between 2008 and 2015. Two of the nine studies evaluated both treatments, five only included PBD and the other two only examined LHM. Altogether 298 patients were included in the PBD group, with 180, 207 and 106 patients included in the 6‐, 12‐ and 24‐month follow‐up groups, respectively.…”

“…Similarly, we compared the general success rates among the three subtypes of achalasia after LHM . As shown in Fig.…”

“…Finally, nine eligible studies. [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] including seven original articles and two conference abstracts were included in the meta-analysis. (Fig.…”

“…All these articles were observational studies published between 2008 and 2015. Two of the nine studies evaluated both treatments, 17,18 five only included PBD [14][15][16]20,22 and the other two only examined LHM 19,21 All these studies included patients who were first diagnosed as achalasia without any previous treatments.…”