This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/DEN.13796 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved Early outcomes of peroral endoscopic myotomy with fundoplication (POEM - F) for achalasia cardia - is it here to stay? Gaurav Patil, Ankit Dalal, Amit Maydeo Affiliation: Baldota Institute of Digestive Sciences, Gleneagles Global Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Correspondence: Dr. Amit Maydeo, Chairman, Baldota Institute of Digestive Sciences, Gleneagles Global Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - 400012 Email: amitmaydeo@gmail.com Telephone: +91 02267670311 Keywords: Achalasia, Peroral endoscopic myotomy, Fundoplication, Outcomes Grants and financial support: Nil Conflicts of interest: None to disclose Acknowledgments We thank Mr. Sehajad Vora for acting as a chief technician and assisting all the procedures and editing the video, as well Dr. Rajen Daftary for his dedicated anesthesia care during the procedures. We thank Mr. Milind Jadhav for editing the images to suit journal requirement. A sincere thanks and appreciation towards Dr. Nagesh Kamat for his manuscript writing assistance, technical and language editing, proofreading and his overall support throughout all aspects of this manuscript submission. Author's contribution AD, GP and AM: study concept and design. AM and GP performed the procedures. AD, GP and AM were involved in the clinical management of all cases. AD and GP data acquisition. AD drafted the Accepted Article