Endoscopy 2016; 48(12): 1134-1142
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-119395
Evidence in perspective
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From POEM to POET: Applications and perspectives for submucosal tunnel endoscopy

Philip W. Y. Chiu
1   Department of Surgery, Institute of Digestive Disease, State Key Laboratory of Digestive Diseases, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
,
Haruhiro Inoue
2   Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Koto Toyosu Hospital, Japan
,
Thomas Rösch
3   Department of Interdisciplinary Endoscopy, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
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Publication Date:
17 November 2016 (online)

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Recent advances in submucosal endoscopy have unlocked a new horizon for potential development in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. Increasing evidence has demonstrated that peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is not only clinically feasible and safe, but also has excellent results in symptomatic relief of achalasia. The success of submucosal endoscopy in performance of tumor resection has confirmed the potential of this new area in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. This article reviews the current applications and evidence, from POEM to peroral endoscopic tunnel resection (POET), while exploring the possible future clinical applications in this field.