{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: Peroral endoscopic myotomy in a pregnant woman diagnosed with mitochondrial disease: A case report.
{Author}: Smirnov AA;Kiriltseva MM;Lyubchenko ME;Nazarov VD;Botina AV;Burakov AN;Lapin SV;
{Journal}: World J Gastrointest Endosc
{Volume}: 13
{Issue}: 5
{Year}: May 2021 16
暂无{DOI}: 10.4253/wjge.v13.i5.155
{Abstract}: <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.