Degeneration of the nervous plexus causes difficulty in moving food through the digestive tract or peristalsis in case of achalasia cardia It is seen more commonly in women around 20 to 40 years of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Physicians at Gem Hospital and Research Centre in India have successfully treated six patients with achalasia cardia, according to a Manorama Online report. The physicians are using a procedure called ...

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 ...

A rare and complex surgery for Achalasia Cardia was recently conducted by Dr. Chandan Seth, consultant in the ENT department at Medicant Hospital, Bokaro. The patient had been struggling for nearly ...

Jaipur: A rare case of achalasia cardia (rare swallowing disorder) was reported at Sawai Man Singh hospital, which was operated by the doctors by conducting robotic surgery on Monday. People with ...

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 ...

Varanasi: A workshop on 3rd Space Endoscopy for achalasia cardia disease was organized by the department of Gastroenterologyof Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), Banaras Hindu University (BHU) on ...

Manipal Hospital, Vijayawada, has completed 200 Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) procedures for patients suffering from Achalasia Cardia, a rare swallowing disorder of the esophagus. To commemorate ...