Achalasia management with per-oral endoscopic myotomy: A study of clinical success and complications at a tertiary center in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi J Gastroenterol · 2026 · PMC12867322 · PMID 40994031

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0.0580

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0.1080

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a strong trendP = 0.058so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

While not reaching formal statistical significance, a strong trend was observed for postoperative complications, which occurred more frequently in the failure group than in the success group (41.7% vs. 22.2%, P = 0.058).

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did not reach statistical significanceP = 0.087so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

71.4%), though this difference did not reach statistical significance ( P = 0.087).

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a nonsignificant trendP = 0.108not close (p > 0.1)

Notably, there was a nonsignificant trend toward a higher rate of pneumomediastinum in the post-2020 cohort (15.9% vs. 4.8%, P = 0.108).

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