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CHAPTER 19 POEM and Emerging NOTES Applications
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Figure 19.12 Submucosal tunnel. A submucosal tunnel is created in the submucosal layer down to the stomach beyond the EGJ. Approximately 15 cm long submucosal tunnel consists of 12 cm esophageal side and 3 cm stomach side. This long tunnel is the working space for myotomy. (From Inoue H [52], with permission from Georg Thieme Verlag KG.)
Pasricha et al. recently reported the possibility of submucosal myotomy using a porcine model [51]. Their method was modifi ed and adjusted to the clinical setting [52].
The POEM procedure received approval from the Institu­tional Review Board (IRB) of Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital (approval number 0805 –02, issued August 15, 2008). Written informed consent was obtained from all patients. All patients who underwent POEM were registered in the University Hospital Medical Information Network Japan (UMIN) database.
In this chapter our preliminary clinical experiences, par­ticularly focusing on technical details, are reported.
Indications
All achalasia patients can be treated by POEM. In our early series the indication of POEM was limited to non -sigmoid type, but patient feedback on the results of POEM was better than we expected. Then it was widened to all grades of achalasia. More recently, the indication for POEM was further extended to cases of failed laparoscopic or thoraco­scopic surgical myotomy.
Figure 19.13 Endoscopic myotomy. Endoscopic myotomy is carried out in the submucosal tunnel. Endoscopic myotomy starts at 2 cm distal to mucosal incision. Only circular muscle is cut endoscopically. (From Inoue H [52], with permission from Georg Thieme Verlag KG.)
Equipment used
A forward -viewing endoscope of outer diameter 9.8 mm, which is designed for routine upper gastrointestinal screen­ing, is used with a transparent distal cap attachment (MH ­588, Olympus) (Figure 19.16). This distal attached cap is of great importance for maintaining better endoscopic vision even in submucosal space. With the oblique orifi ce, the endoscope may be smoothly inserted into the submucosal layer. All equipment including the endoscope itself is previ­ously sterilized using ethylene oxide gas.
A triangle -tip knife (KD -640 L, Olympus) was used to dissect the submucosal layer and also to divide circular muscle bundles (Figure 19.17). The maximal insertion portion diameter of the KD -640 L is 2.6 mm. For electrosur­gical energy generator, a VIO 300D electrogenerator (ERBE, Tübingen, Germany) is recommended. A coagulating forceps (Coagrasper, FD -411QR, Olympus) is used to close larger vessels prior to dissection and for hemostasis.
Carbon dioxide gas is used for insuffl ation during the procedure with a CO
19.18). The CO
insuffl ator (UCR, Olympus) (Figure
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insuffl ator with a regular insuffl ating tube
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Figure 19.14 Completed myotomy. Endoscopic myotomy continues beyond EGJ to 2 cm distal to it. Complete dissection of lower esophageal sphincter and gastric site muscle is a most important part of this procedure. (From Inoue H [52], with permission from Georg Thieme Verlag KG.)
Figure 19.16 Distal attachment cap. Oblique cut. This attachment is mounted on the tip of a forward -view endoscope and then fi xed with adhesive tape.
Figure 19.15 Closure of mucosal entry. Mucosal entry site is closed with endoscopic hemostatic clips. (From Inoue H [52], with permission from Georg Thieme Verlag KG.)
(MAJ-1742. Olympus) offers adequate gas feeding of 1.2 l/ min during the procedure. Endoscopic CO
insuffl ation is
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benefi cial for reducing the risk of both mediastinal emphy­sema and air embolization. At that time it should be con­fi rmed that the ignition light of the air feeding button should be kept off. Otherwise, air will also be supplied together with CO
insuffl ation (Figure 19.19). For fi nal closure of the
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mucosal entry site, hemostatic clips (EZ -CLIP, HX -110QR, DFOlympus) are applied.
Procedure
Step 1: Intratracheal intubation and CO
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insuffl ation
The procedure is done with the patient under general anesthesia. A particular caution is that severe emphysema may occur if POEM is done only with conscious sedation. Positive pressure ventilation is defi nitely helpful in reducing the risk of mediastinal emphysema. During POEM, pneu­moperitoneum (not pneumomediastinum) occurred in eight cases. In order to prevent abdominal compartment syn­drome, the upper abdominal wall is prepared to be exposed,
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Figure 19.17 Triangle -tip knife. This knife has three sharp angulations
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at its tip, which allow smooth irradiation of electric current to the tissue with or without touching it.
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Figure 19.18 Carbon dioxide gas insuffl ator. During the POEM
procedure, CO pneumomediastinum and/or subcutaneous emphysema.
is insuffl ated through the endoscope. It potentially avoids
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Figure 19.19 Confi rmation of air insuffl ation button being “off. ” The air insuffl ation button is located on the center panel of the processor. Please be careful to turn it off. If it was “on,” air would be insuffl ated through the endoscope.
then checked periodically during the POEM procedure (Figure 19.20). When the abdominal wall is excessively dis­tended, puncture of the abdominal cavity using an injection needle is effective to reduce abdominal pressure.
Step 2: Creation of a submucosal tunnel
Mucosal entry
Submucosal injection of about 10 ml saline with 0.3% indigo carmine is given before opening the mucosal surface (see Figure 19.11). The position of the entry usually lies in the anterior wall. Incision in the 2 o ’clock direction directly con­nects to the lesser curve of the stomach, which enables continuous dissection into cardial muscle and potentially avoids injury to sling muscle.
Submucosal injection is generally done fi rst at the level of
the mid -esophagus, approximately 13 cm proximal to the GE
Figure 19.20 Patient position. Keep patient in supine position. Upper abdomen should be exposed in order to check the patient is not becoming pneumoperitoneum.
junction. It is a level just below the carina (approximately 29 cm from the patient ’s incisors). In this situation the esti­mated length of tunnel becomes 16 cm (29 cm–45cm). A 2 cm longitudinal mucosal incision is made on the mucosal surface to create a mucosal entry to the submucosal space (energy source at dry cut mode, 50 W, effect 3) (Figure
19.21, Video 19.1).
If the patient has abnormal contraction of the esophageal body, then a much longer myotomy is expected. Longer myotomy can effectively control chest pain caused by spasm of hypertrophied circular muscle.
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Figure 19.21 Mucosal incision. Submucosal injection creates mucosal bleb. Aproximately 2 cm longitudinal mucosal incision is made on the mucosal bleb surface.
Submucosal tunnel
The tunnel is made downwards using a technique similar to esophageal submucosal dissection (ESD), passing over the esophago-gastric junction (EGJ) and entering the proximal stomach for about 3 cm (Videos 19.2 and 19.3). Using a triangle-tip knife (see Figure 19.17), the submucosal tissue is dissected with spray coagulation mode, 50 W, effect 2 on an ERBE 300D. The dissecting maneuver looks similar to argon plasma coagulation, but this setting supplies more cutting energy. The dissecting plane is just beneath the muscle layer surface (Figures 19.12 and 19.22). Caution is taken never to dissect close to the mucosal layer, because the mucosal layer is the only barrier between the esophageal lumen and mediastinum after completion of myotomy.
The length of the submucosal tunnel is usually approxi­mately 15 cm, but should depend on the individual condi­tion. If a patient complains of chest pain because of abnormal contraction of the esophageal body, much longer submu­cosal tunneling is required. Our longest tunnel was 25 cm. Repeating of submucosal injection makes submucosal tissue dissection easier whenever the demarcation line between the submucosal layer and the muscular layer becomes obscure. The width of the tunnel is about one third of the circumference of the tubular esophagus. The palisade vessel in the submucosal layer is helpful in identifying the EGJ (Figure 19.23). Once the tip of the endoscope is getting into the cardia, the submucosal space will be opened widely (Figure 19.24). The distal margin of the tunnel can be checked with a retrofl exed view from the cardia by the blue submucosal tattoo (Figure 19.25). Larger vessels in the sub­mucosa were coagulated using the forceps in soft coagula­tion mode (80 W, effect 5).
Figure 19.22 Submucosal tunnel. The submucosal tunnel is created at approximately 15 cm length. The top half of the image is the surface of the muscle layer. The bottom half of the image is the back of the mucosa.
Figure 19.23 Palisade vessel. The palisade vessel is located at the distal end of the esophagus. It can be identifi ed inside the submucosal tunnel.
Identifi cation of gastroesophageal junction
Another interesting issue with the POEM technique con­cerns identifi cation of the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) in the submucosal space. To clearly identify the GEJ, the following indicators should be checked. The fi rst indicator is the insertion depth of the endoscope from the incisors. The position of the GEJ junction in the lumen of the esophagus itself was therefore recorded accurately before we inserted
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Figure 19.24 Gastroesophageal junction (GEJ). The GEJ is identifi ed in
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the submucosal tunnel as a dramatic change of lumenal space. Once the endoscope gets into the stomach, the submucosal space promptly becomes large.
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Figure 19.26 Endoscopic myotomy in submucosal tunnel. Myotomy
starts at 2 cm distal to the mucosal incision. Using a triangle -tip knife, a circular muscle bundle is separated and then cut by electrocautery.
stomach’s submucosal area. The working space in the sub­mucosal tunnel also becomes gradually narrower when the endoscope approaches closely to the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). At the LES segment, movement of the endoscope is obviously limited with high resistance. Once the endoscope has passed through this narrow segment, the submucosal space promptly widens adjacent to the stomach. The third indicator is endoscopic visual identifi cation of pali­sade vessels in the submucosal layer. Palisade vessels are located at the distal end of the esophagus. These vessels were endoscopically identifi ed in all cases. Finally, the fourth indi­cator is a change of vasculature in the submucosal layer. In the esophageal submucosal space few vessels are observed in the submucosal layer, but when the stomach is reached the submucosal vasculature suddenly becomes rich like a spider’s web.
Figure 19.25 Color change in cardia mucosa in retrofl ex view in the stomach. It is easily checked whether the submucosal tunnel has reached the stomach by the color change in cardia mucosa.
the endoscope into the submucosal tunnel, since the inser­tion depth of the endoscope in the submucosal space is almost the same as the accurate position of the endoscope in the true lumen. The submucosal tunnel created ends at least 3 cm distal to the estimated GEJ. The second indicator is a marked increase of resistance when the endoscope approaches the GEJ, followed by a prompt easing when the endoscope passes through the narrow GEJ and enters the
Step 3: Endoscopic myotomy
Dissection of sphincter muscle
Dissection of the circular muscle bundle is begun at 2 cm distal to the mucosal entry, approximately 10 cm above the GEJ (see Figure 19.13). The sharp tip of the triangle -tip knife is used to fi rst catch a couple of circular muscle bundles and then to lift them up toward the esophageal lumen (Figure
19.26). The captured circular muscle bundle is cut by spray coagulation current (50 W, effect 2). At the beginning of myotomy, nobody knows how thick the inner circular muscle is. Only the transverse muscle bundle should be caught and then cut by electrocautery (Videos 19.4 and
19.5). By several cuts of transverse muscle bundles a longi­tudinal muscle bundle plane is identifi ed at the bottom of the myotomy site (Figure 19.27).
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Figure 19.27 Preservation of longitudinal muscle. At the bottom of the cutting edge longitudinal muscle bundles are observed as the surface of longitudinal muscle plane. Longitudinal muscle should be preserved.
Figure 19.28 Slide triangle plate of triangle -tip knife between two muscle layers. Only the circular muscle layer is caught and then cut by electrocautery.
Division of the sphincter muscle is continued from the proximal side toward the stomach until the endoscope passed through the narrow segment of the LES (Figure
19.28). The longitudinal muscle layer should be carefully preserved during the dissection procedure. The longitudinal muscle layer is actually thin like a sheet of paper. It is easy to tear, and then mediastinal tissue is often exposed to the submucosal tunnel (Figure 19.29) (Video 19.5). Even if this happens, no negative clinical effects occur. However, by trying to preserve a longitudinal muscle sheet intact, unnec­essary tissue injury of structures adjacent to the esophagus can be potentially avoided.
Figure 19.29 Anterior vagus nerve. The preserved longitudinal muscle bundle often separates just by insuffl ation through the endoscope. The anterior vagus nerve is sometimes observed.
Anterior myotomy in the 2 o ’clock segment in the supine position seems most appropriate, as this leads to the lesser gastric curvature. In contrast, the angle of His is located in the 8 o ’clock direction. Anterior myotomy potentially avoids damage to the angle of His, which may be a natural barrier to postoperative refl ux of gastric content. The related topic of gastroesophageal refl ux disease (GERD) should be dis­cussed. In surgical myotomy an anti -refl ux measure, such as a Dor procedure, is also carried out in order to avoid postoperative GERD, since adjacent structures surrounding the distal esophagus are inevitably dissected, which may impair natural anti -refl ux mechanisms. With POEM no anti ­refl ux procedure is carried out, since the endoscopist never touches the surrounding structures. However, complete myotomy potentially may have a risk for post -therapeutic GERD.
When the tip of the endoscope reaches the stomach region, the submucosal space suddenly becomes wider. The thickness of the inner circular muscle layer is different in individual cases. Muscle layer cutting is continued for at least 2 cm distal to the GEJ (Figures 19.14 and 19.30). Com­plete division of the circular muscle bundle is confi rmed by the endoscopic appearance (Videos 19.6 and 19.7). Any muscle bundle that runs transversely should not remain. Complete hemostasis is also achieved using coagulating forceps. After completion of the myotomy smooth passage of an endoscope through the GEJ with minimal resistance is confi rmed.
One of the major advantages of POEM is the ability to set myotomy length as long as is necessary. We generally put approximately more than 10 cm myotomy. Particularly in the patient who complains of chest pain that may be caused by abnormal contraction of hypertrophied muscle in the
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Figure 19.30 Myotomy at gastric site. In cardia the longitudinal muscle layer often becomes unclear. Full muscle layer dissection is often carried out.
Figure 19.31 Closure of mucosal entry. Mucosal entry site is closed with endoscopic clips, starting at the distal end of the incision and then approaching the proximal end.
esophageal body, longer myotomy is used. In our series the longest myotomy was 24 cm.
Step 4: Closure of mucosal entry
Before closing the mucosal entry, 80 mg gentamicin is injected into the submucosal tunnel. The mucosal entry site, usually 2 –3 cm long, is closed with about 5 –10 hemostatic clips (Figures 19.15 and 19.31) (Video 19.8). Sometimes the mucosal entry may enlarge after the procedure but this has no negative effect. Even when mucosal entry is elongated over to the myotomy site, tight mucosal closure only by clips avoids leakage of esophageal lumenal content. Successful
Figure 19.32 Complete closure of mucosal entry. Clips are arranged tightly at every 2 mm of incision.
closure of the mucosal entry is confi rmed by the endoscopic appearance (Figure 19.32). At the end of the procedure, the endoscope is again inserted into the natural lumen down to the stomach, to confi rm smooth passage through the GEJ.
Examinations before POEM
Barium swallow and manometric study is essential to make correct diagnosis of esophageal achalasia. CT scan is used not only to judge the degree of esophageal dilatation, but also to provide information from the anatomical features of adja­cent structures.
Preparation before POEM
The day before the procedure
Patients are given Sennoside (2 tablet, 12 mg) to swallow with liquid at bedtime. The purpose of using this laxative is to reduce the movement of the gastrointestinal tract, and the time lapse of its effect onset is 6 –10 hours after intake. Endoscopic clearance of esophageal content and liquid diet is suggested particularly for sigmoid type achalasia on the day before POEM.
Procedure day
The patient is kept fasting. Gastroscopy in the morning of the POEM day is of great importance. During the procedure a clear endoscopic view will be guaranteed without food and liquid residue in the esophagus. An empty esophagus also avoids aspiration during induction of anesthesia.
Patient care on the day after the procedure
Gastroscopy
The aim is to confi rm the mucosal integrity. If no mucosal damage is found, then gradual initiation of diet is allowed;
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if mucosal defect exists, then the patient should continue fasting for a few more days until confi rmation of defect closure. Fortunately in our series there was no evidence of mucosal damage. It is important to remember that after complete myotomy, the mucosal layer is the only barrier between the esophageal lumen and the mediastinum.
Contrast media swallow
Barium swallow is also important to confi rm smooth passage of contrast media through the GEJ with no leakage and no stasis. Mucosal integrity is the premise of starting diet intake. It begins with drinking liquid on the evening of day 1; soft meals can be started on day 2 post -POEM, and normal diet on day 3 post -POEM.
Antibiotics
All cases received intravenous infusion of antibiotics for 3 days followed with 4 days of antibiotic tablets.
How to avoid compartment syndrome during POEM
Pneumoperitoneum during the procedure occurred in eight cases, but just tapping the abdominal wall using an injec­tion needle was suffi cient for relief from high abdominal pressure.
Clinical results in more than 100 cases
The fi rst case was done on September 8, 2008. To date, 105 consecutive cases including 16 sigmoid achalasia have received POEM. In all cases symptom score recovered dra­matically. In most of the patients, chest pain was reduced or totally disappeared. No major complications including mediastinitis, mass bleeding, and mucosal necrosis occurred, although some minor complications occurred. In this series, a long myotomy with a long submucosal tunneling was done in most of the patients, but none showed clinical mani­festation of mediastinitis. This suggests that the tight closure of the mucosal entry site using the endoscopic clipping device securely avoids the development of severe medias­tinitis. Even though minor pneumomediastinum was seen by CT scan just after POEM, it was not related to any sig­nifi cant clinical symptoms. One patient had local peritonitis limited to the lesser omentum, which was controlled con­servatively by prolonged prescription of antibiotics. In one case, a chest tube was temporarily inserted to control pneu­mothorax. In this case air was insuffl ated during the POEM procedure together with CO maintained without any additional treatment. No patients received additional therapy for achalasia except one who received only a single balloon dilatation with a 20 mm balloon. Eighteen patients developed endoscopically detected GERD. Six of them demonstrated symptoms of GERD. All GERD cases responded well to PPI prescription. Seven cases
. The improved condition was
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of failure to surgical procedure (six laparoscopic myotomies and one thoracoscopic myotomy) were consecutively treated by POEM. Symptom score was also improved dramatically in those patients.
In conclusion, POEM is a novel less -invasive treatment for esophageal achalasia with no skin incision. POEM can be applied to any grade of achalasia, and short -term results are excellent.
Future of emerging applications
The revolution of minimally invasive surgery over the past two decades continues to move forward. Since the fi rst descriptions of NOTES, there has been a concerted effort to refi ne the techniques of this exciting fi eld because the potential benefi ts to patients are manifold. Despite the potential benefi ts of NOTES, to date there are still few studies demonstrating clear benefi t over standard laparos­copy. Experimental and clinical studies still demonstrate that, above all else, evolution of technology is needed to expand the application of NOTES, allowing safety and effi ­cacy to be demonstrated in new innovative procedures.
And, maybe, natural orifi ce surgery will not be the fi nal goal or defi nitive conqueror of modern medicine. Current therapies point toward even less aggressive procedures: rectal cancer may be cured by adjuvant therapy alone [53,54], adrenal tumors can be eradicated by radiofrequency ablation [55], along with the POEM technique [52] for esophageal achalasia, and possibly many other diseases will fi nd appropriate responses from researchers aiming at per­fecting surgical therapy.
Chapter video clips
Video 19.1 Per -oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) technique
for esophageal achalasia.
Video 19.2 Per -oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) technique
for esophageal achalasia.
Video 19.3 Per -oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) technique
for esophageal achalasia.
Video 19.4 Per -oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) technique
for esophageal achalasia.
Video 19.5 Per -oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) technique
for esophageal achalasia.
Video 19.6 Per -oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) technique
for esophageal achalasia.
Video 19.7 Per -oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) technique
for esophageal achalasia.
Video 19.8 Per -oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) technique
for esophageal achalasia.
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