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 ...

Barrett’s Esophagus is a condition that rarely requires surgery, but when it progresses to high-grade dysplasia or esophageal cancer, surgical intervention becomes necessary. Esophageal surgery ...

Patients with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) should undergo surgery if there is even a small dilatation of the main pancreatic duct (MPD), say US researchers. They argue that such ...

CHICAGO: Delays in surgery for esophageal cancer did not appear to have much impact on patients’ relative survival for early-stage cancer compared with patients who had surgery early, but they did ...

During the 1970s and the 1980s, operations for benign esophageal disorders were often withheld or delayed in favor of less effective forms of treatment in an effort to prevent the postoperative ...

Esophageal cancer is cancer of the esophagus, which is the tube that connects the mouth and stomach. The most common type of esophageal cancer surgery is an “esophagectomy,” which involves removing ...

THE medical condition known under the names of cardiospasm, achalasia and a multitude of other pseudonyms is now fairly well recognized to consist primarily of a functional obstruction of the lower ...

Before surgery, you'll probably get tests to check how well the muscles in your esophagus work, including esophageal manometry and esophageal motility studies. Because you're taking a risk with any ...