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 ...

Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy, an endoscopic procedure used to treat achalasia, is also an effective therapy for a variety of esophageal motility disorders, according to research published in Surgical ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A very simple act that we do day in and day out to stay alive was literally choking one Northeast Philadelphia woman. But she says a procedure done at Temple Health changed her ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A second endoscope was useful for ensuring a complete gastric myotomy during peroral endoscopic myotomy, or POEM ...

A new minimally-invasive procedure called Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) will help people with "jackhammer esophagus," a condition that occurs when they esophagus doesn't open properly making it ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur (PHKL) proudly celebrates a major milestone in its endoscopic journey, having successfully performed 50 Peroral ...

COOPERSBURG, PA. (WPVI) -- Most of us look forward to meals. Every year, thousands of people develop an unusual condition that can take the joy out of eating. For 30 years, Jack Svoboda had problems ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Imagine if you felt like you were going to choke every time you ate food or drank liquid? That's what people with a condition called achalasia have to deal with daily. Now ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In looking at esophageal myotomies from 2012 to 2016, Zihni and colleagues identified 261 patients who were ...

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The cost of the POEM procedure also depends upon other factors such as the patient's conditions, the selection of rooms for hospital stays, and corporate EHS, CGHS, ESI, or cashless medical insurance ...