Jodhpur: The Gastroenterology Department of AIIMS Jodhpur has achieved a outstanding milestone by finishing 100 operations of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM), a state-of-the-art process for the therapy of achalasia. This process is presently accessible solely at AIIMS Jodhpur in Rajasthan and solely at just a few choose centres throughout the nation.
According to Dr. Ashish Agarwal of the Department of Gastroenterology, Achalasia is a uncommon illness of the meals pipe. In which it turns into tough for the affected person to swallow meals and liquid. This occurs when the muscle groups within the decrease a part of the meals pipe change into contracted. The meals stays within the pipe. Earlier, the therapy for this drawback was solely medicines and surgical procedure. But now POEM is proving to be very efficient. It is minimally invasive, which has revolutionized the therapy of Achalasia.
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Relief given to 100 sufferers: Dr Agarwal mentioned that we’ve got cured 100 sufferers and supplied them aid by this process. Through this endoscopic approach, docs are in a position to attain the meals pipe with none exterior incision and the contracted muscle groups are rigorously flexed. This leads to fast and vital enchancment in swallowing meals. The POEM approach results in a brief restoration of the affected person. He expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the institute’s director Dr Govardhan Dutt Puri and Deputy Director Administration Manunish Gupta for his or her cooperation on this achievement.
