Part 3 of the Debate series focuses on achalasia treatment from both surgical and endoscopist perspectives. Moderators Dr. Sri Komanduri and Dr. Vivek Kaul are joined by surgical speaker Dr. Lee Swanstrom and endoscopist speaker Dr. Amrita Sethi. Hear about the arguments behind surgical solutions to achalasia such as Heller myotomy as well as endoscopist solutions such as POEM. Be sure to catch the extensive Q&A portion to further dive into differing approaches of achalasia treatment.
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