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Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy for Advanced Achalasia - Sigmoid Type 2

Stavros Stavropoulos, MD, performs per oral endoscopic myotomy for advanced achalasia Sigmoid Type 2. The patient is a 53-year-old man who is a Greek opera singer who is presenting to a Greek operator for treatment of achalasia. Symptoms have been present for 32 years, ASA classification of two, prior treatment: pneumatic dilation with perforation requiring 1-week hospitalization. Eckard score of 6. This video is part of the 11th Annual Long Island Live Endoscopy Course, Frontiers of Endoscopic Surgery.

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Stavros N. Stavropoulos, MD.

Stavros N. Stavropoulos, MD

Education Medical School: Columbia University School of Nursing Residency: Columbia University Medical Center Fellowship: Columbia University Medical Center Board Certifications AB Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)

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