The POEM procedure is performed to treat the swallowing disorder known as achalasia. Achalasia is a disorder of motility in the esophagus in which the esophagus has lost its normal ability to move ...

For years, Akia McDowell had been told she had gastroesophageal reflux disease, a common – yet unpleasant – digestive disorder in which stomach acid backs up into the esophagus. Then, one day in early ...

UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Assistant Professor Kristen Wong, M.D., and Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Assistant Professor Sergio Sanchez-Luna, M.D., recently joined UAB ...

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When Pramila Kavar first held her son Neeraj in her arms, everything seemed perfect. He was a healthy baby, feeding well and growing normally in their small village of Chinchore in Maharashtra’s ...

When Pramila Kavar first held her son Neeraj in her arms, everything seemed perfect. He was a healthy baby, feeding well and growing normally in their small village of Chinchore in Maharashtra’s ...

CLEVELAND – University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center is one of five institutions nationwide performing a novel scarless procedure that restores swallowing function in some patients with achalasia ...

An endoscope with a transparent cap enters through a 2 cm mucosal incision into the submucosal “third” space, approximately 5 cm proximal to the lower esophageal sphincter. Four distinct tissue layers ...

Mumbai, Dec 24: In a first for India, a 14-month-old severely underweight child has undergone a groundbreaking Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) procedure to treat a rare condition called Achalasia ...

A 14-month-old child from Nashik district, suffering from a rare condition that made swallowing nearly impossible, has recovered after undergoing a complex Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) procedure ...