Mumbai doctors successfully perform a complex POEM procedure on a 14-month-old boy with Achalasia Cardia, ensuring his ...

Neeraj’s condition had caused persistent vomiting, repeated pneumonia, poor growth and severe malnutrition. Initially healthy ...

The child was diagnosed with Achalasia Cardia, a rare condition affecting approximately one in five lakh infants. It occurs ...

Every year on the last day of February, the world comes together to observe Rare Disease Day. This global campaign is dedicated to raising awareness about rare diseases and the challenges faced by ...

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): By operating upon three patients suffering from achalasia cardia with Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM), Super Specialty Hospital claims to have become the only government ...

‘Achalasia cardia’— an uncommon disorder, which makes the smooth muscle of the oesophagus or food pipe fail to contract resulting in problems in swallowing food, has been set right by the doctors at ...

Aspiration: A condition in which food, liquids, saliva or vomit is inhaled into the respiratory tract. Barrett’s Esophagus: Damage to the lower portion of the esophagus. Gastroesophageal Reflux ...

1. Which doctor should I consult for myotomy? Esophageal myotomy is usually performed by a gastroenterologist. A medical gastroenterologist may perform endoscopic procedures. Other procedures are ...

The procedure called peroral endoscopic myotomy (Poem) was done on a 62-year-old patient by Dr Roy J.Mukkada, senior consultant, Gastro Enterology and associate director of GI Endosocopy at the ...