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| Age (years, median (range)) | 63.5 (26-82) |
| Gender (ratio, male/female) | 11/5 |
| Aetiology of gastroparesis | |
| Postsurgical | 13 (81.2%) |
| Diabetic | 3 (18.8%) |
| Duration of disease before G-POEM (months, median (range)) | 22 (2-84) |
| Previous therapy | |
| PPIs | 16 (100%) |
| Metoclopramide | 14 (87.5%) |
| Nasojejunal nutrition tube | 5 (31.3%) |
| GCSI score (mean (±SD)) before G-POEM | |
| Nausea | 3.37±1.59 |
| Retching | 2.56±1.82 |
| Vomiting | 3.75±1.61 |
| Stomach fullness | 3.13±1.67 |
| Not able to finish a normal-sized meal | 4.06±1.18 |
| Feeling excessively full after a meal | 3.31±1.54 |
| Loss of appetite | 1.94±1.98 |
| Bloating | 1.94±1.88 |
| Stomach or belly visibly large | 0.19±0.75 |
| Total | 24.25±5.47 |
| Gastric emptying scintigraphy before G-POEM | |
| Half emptying time (min, mean (±SD)) | 183.20±77.39 |
| Retention at 2 hours (mean (±SD)) | 69.33±11.46% |
| Technical success rate | 100% |
| Procedure time (min, mean (±SD)) | 45.25±12.96 |
| Closure of mucosal incision | |
| Metal clip | 13 (81.2%) |
| Overstitch | 3 (18.8%) |
| Hospital stay (days, median (range)) | 6 (4-10) |
| Intraoperative adverse events | 0 |
| Follow-up time (months, median (range)) | 14.5 (5-19) |
| Total GCSI score (mean (±SD)) after G-POEM | 6.37±6.34 |
| Gastric emptying scintigraphy (n=8) after G-POEM | |
| Half emptying time (min, mean (±SD)) | 83.98±34.65 |
| Retention at 2 hours | 33.38±18.17% |
| Long-term clinical remission | 13 (81.3%) |
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