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Landmark endoscopic procedure successfully treats two esophageal diseases
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In addition to cirrhosis, the male patient presented with two other critical conditions affecting the food pipe: achalasia cardia and a large outpouching of the lower food pipe called the oesophagal diverticulum.
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Kauvery Hospital, Salem successfully treats patient with "Boerhaave Syndro
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Salem (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 9: Kauvery Hospital, Salem, which is part of a leading multi-specialty healthcare chain in Tamil Nadu, successfully performs treatment for "BoerhaaveSyndrome"
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A Medical Milestone, First Time in Faridabad: Minimally Invasive Treatment
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 18: In a remarkable medical breakthrough, 75-year-old dentist and local resident of Faridabad, Nanak Chand Pahwa, has defied the odds and successfully conquered Cancer of Esophagus (food pipe) through an innovative and minimally invasive procedure performed by Dr
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Delhi: Large tumour removed from man's food pipe at Sir Gangaram Hospital
Updated : 3 years ago IST
An 30-year-old patient who was carrying a tumour in his food pipe underwent a successful surgery at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) in Delhi, said the hospital authorities on Sunday.
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Delhi: 61-yr-old swallows pill with aluminium blister foil, saved in rare
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Doctors at Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital have successfully removed an unusual but dangerous foreign body - a tablet with intact aluminium blister foil stuck in the food pipe (oesophagus), using an innovative endoscopic technique in an elderly man.
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6-year-old girl becomes youngest to successfully undergo POEM procedure fo
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 22 (ANI): The Department of Gastroenterology at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi, successfully treated a 6-year-old patient who could not swallow food for almost 3 years, as she became the youngest patient to recover after undergoing POEM (Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy) pro
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Exercise might heighten impact of pre-surgical chemo in food pipe cancer p
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): A new research has found that prehab exercise might increase the impact of chemotherapy given to oesophagus cancer patients to shrink their tumours before surgery.
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Study finds exercise might increase impact of pre-surgical chemo in food p
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): A new study has found that prehab exercise may boost the impact of chemotherapy given to oesophagus cancer patients to shrink their tumours before surgery.
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Delhi hospital completes 375 Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy procedures for Ac
Updated : 4 years, 7 months 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 : 5 years, 5 months 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 : 8 years, 4 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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