Editorial: The Role of Esophageal Manometry in Diagnosing Achalasia and Esophageal Motility Disorders: Challenges and Advances

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Editorial

Kee Huat Chuah. JGH Open. 2025.

. 2025 Jan 8;9(1):e70093.

doi: 10.1002/jgh3.70093. eCollection 2025 Jan.

¹ Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universiti Malaya Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.

No abstract available

Keywords: POEM; achalasia; asia; fundoplication; ineffective esophageal motility; manometry.

Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no conflicts of interest.

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