What is Achalasia? - Stavros Stavropoulos, MD, Winthrop University Hospital
Channel: NYU Winthrop Hospital
Date: 2011-12-16

Achalasia is a disorder of the esophagus (the tube that transports swallowed food from the mouth to the stomach) that makes it difficult for swallowed food and liquids to pass into the stomach. In this film, Stavros Stavropoulos, MD, discusses the problems associated with this disorder, traditional treatment options as well as a clinical trial technique known as peroral (through the mouth) endoscopic myotomy (P.O.E.M.).

As of September 2013, Dr. Stavropoulos has performed more than 81 POEM procedures for treatment of Achalasia.  

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