Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for the Treatment of Achalasia

Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for the Treatment of Achalasia: A Single-center Registry

There will be a retrospective chart review for patients who underwent endoscopic procedures and POEM from 06/2016 - 01/2019 & a prospective chart review will be performed for patients who will undergo endoscopic procedures and POEM from 02/2019 - 06/2021

Subjects will undergo no additional tests and procedures as part of this study. All data will be collected from patient's electronic health records (EHR) of the hospital In addition; a prospective chart review will be performed for patients who will undergo endoscopic procedures and POEM from 02/2019 - 06/2021. All the subjects enrolled in prospective chart review will be first consented for their study participation. Subjects will undergo a clinically indicated endoscopic procedure and POEM and subsequent follow-up clinical visits as part of their standard medical care. All procedures, barring research activities such as consenting and data collection from Electronic Health Records, will be either clinically indicated and/or standard of care.

• Each patient in the study will be assigned a Case ID number to de-identify their personal health information during data collection
• The Case ID number connecting the patient to the personal health information will be in an encrypted electronic file on a computer that can only be accessed by study members at MDMC.
• A procedure report and outpatient clinical records for each subject's POEM procedure will be used to record each patient's data for the registry
• That data will only be shared by members of the study (PIs, research coordinator) who require it for conducting of data collection/interpretation

"Disclaimer: Any cost associated with the procedures stated herein will be billed directly to you or to your insurance (as applicable)."

Inclusion Criteria:

• Any discharged patient who has undergone clinically indicated and/or standard of care POEM for the treatment of Achalasia from 6/2016 to 6/2021.
• Above or equal to 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any patient who has not undergone POEM for the treatment of Achalasia.
• Below 18 years of age