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Delhi hospital completes 375 Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy procedure
Updated : 4 days, 7 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Achalasia Cardia is a debilitating disease that affects the food pipe, also called the esophagus. A recent advancement called POEM or Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) has dramatically improved the treatment outcomes of this complex disorder.
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Do you know - Excess weight can increase the risk of Cancer?
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI/Mediawire): The death trap Obesity is responsible for 20 per cent of cancer deaths in women and 14 per cent in men. The death rate increases 10 per cent for every 5 unit increase in BMI (Body Mass Index). 40 per cent of the cancers diagnosed since 2014 ar
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Medica Superspecialty Hospital inserts stent in a boy's food pipe
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 30 (ANI-BusinessWire India): A 10-year old boy consumed sulphuric acid instead of cold drink by mistake. His esophagus, in other words, the food pipe, a muscular tube connecting the throat (pharynx) with the stomach, was burnt by the acid. He was unable
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