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However, evidence regarding its effectiveness across different types of ED remains limited. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of endoscopic myotomy for the management of esophageal diverticulum.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This single-center retrospective case series included patients with ED who underwent POEM-based endoscopic myotomy at the East Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University between February 2019 and February 2023.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Seven patients (aged 44 to 80 years; four males) were included, comprising three with epiphrenic diverticulum, three with Zenker diverticulum (ZD), and one with mid-esophageal diverticulum. Different subtypes received tailored POEM-based procedures: epiphrenic diverticula underwent D-POEM; two cases with concomitant achalasia received combined POEM and D-POEM; ZD patients underwent z-POEM; and the mid-ED case received tunnel-technique myotomy. All procedures were technically successful, with mean operative times of 84\u00a0min (epiphrenic), 23\u00a0min (ZD), and 30\u00a0min (mid-ED). Intraoperative assessment demonstrated complete flattening of the diverticulum without residual fluid, and no clinical recurrence was documented during a median follow-up of 280 days.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>POEM-based endoscopic myotomy appears to be a feasible and minimally invasive treatment option for selected patients with ED. In patients with concomitant achalasia, combined POEM and diverticular myotomy may be feasible in selected cases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12876-026-04910-6","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,12]],"date-time":"2026-05-12T03:16:10Z","timestamp":1778555770000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["POEM-based endoscopic myotomy for esophageal diverticulum: a case series study"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"26","author":[{"given":"Kehan","family":"Li","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cheng","family":"Guo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bensong","family":"Duan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tao","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Meidong","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,12]]},"reference":[{"issue":"4","key":"4910_CR1","first-page":"346","volume":"51","author":"J YANG","year":"2018","unstructured":"Yang J, Zeng X, Yuan X, et al. 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