Baylor College of Medicine4y
Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)
The POEM procedure is performed by endoscope. There is no incision in the chest or abdomen. The endoscope (a thin flexible tube) is passed through the patient's mouth into the esophagus. Using a blade ...
Medscape7d
Best Practices When Using POEM to Treat Achalasia: AGA Clinical Update
The clinical practice update offers 12 “best practice advice” statements on POEM to treat achalasia and other esophageal ...
Mena FN29d
Woman experiences first bite of solid food in a decade following revolutionary POEM Surgery at Medcare Royal Specialty Hospital
Through precise dissection and myotomy (cutting of the spastic LES muscle), the procedure restores normal oesophagal function without the need for open surgery. “POEM provides immediate and long ...
Baylor College of Medicine4y
DeBakey Poetry Contest
Poems must be written in English (no translations from other languages), on a medical topic, no more than 50 lines, and original. Your entry cannot have been previously published (in print or online ...
Cape and Islands NPR14d
Irish poet Pádraig Ó Tuama's new anthology meditates on human connection
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Irish poet Pádraig Ó Tuama about a new poetry anthology he edited called "44 Poems on Being with Each Other" and his own collection called "Kitchen Hymns." ...
Zawya1mon
Woman experiences first bite of solid food in a decade following revolutionary POEM Surgery
Through precise dissection and myotomy (cutting of the spastic LES muscle), the procedure restores normal oesophagal function without the need for open surgery. “POEM provides immediate and ...