%0 Case Reports
%T Peroral endoscopic myotomy in a pregnant woman diagnosed with mitochondrial disease: A case report.
%A Smirnov AA
%A Kiriltseva MM
%A Lyubchenko ME
%A Nazarov VD
%A Botina AV
%A Burakov AN
%A Lapin SV
%J World J Gastrointest Endosc
%V 13
%N 5
%D May 2021 16
%M 34046152
暂无%R 10.4253/wjge.v13.i5.155
%X <B>BACKGROUND: </B>Achalasia is a primary esophageal motility disease characterized by impairment of normal esophageal peristalsis and absence of relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter. Sometimes is can be a part of some genetic disorders. One of the causes of gastrointestinal motility disorders, including achalasia, is mitochondrial defects.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>We report about a pregnant woman with a history of symptoms associated with inherited mitochondrial disease, which was confirmed by genetic tests, and who was treated via peroral endoscopic myotomy.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>Peroral endoscopic myotomy is possible treatment option for a pregnant woman with achalasia caused by mitochondrial disease.