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 ...

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 ...

When you chew and swallow a hamburger or apple, you expect the food to travel to your stomach without pain or much ado. But when the esophagus doesn’t properly squeeze food down — and the lower ...

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 ...

In a major advancement for gastrointestinal care in the region, NMC Specialty Hospital, Abu Dhabi, has successfully performed a cutting-edge procedure to treat achalasia, a rare and progressive ...