Tricity’s first case of G-POEM successfully done at Alchemist Hospital

Panchkula: A rare endoscopic procedure known as Gastric Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (G-POEM), a endoscopic surgical procedure used to treat delayed gastric emptying was performed successfully in Alchemist hospital by Dr Zaheer, Senior Consultant Gastroenterologist from AIG Hyderabad & Dr Daksh Khurana, Consultant Gastroenterologist at Alchemist Hospital, Panchkula. This is a relatively new procedure performed using endoscopic technology and is the first ever case performed in Tricity.

Dr Daksh informed that patient Kanta (52 year old) resident of Kurukeshtra admitted in Alchemist Hospital with the complaints of severe abdominal bloating was not able to eat anything due to early satiety from many months. Gastric Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (G-POEM) procedure was successfully done on the patient for a condition called as refractory gastroparesis. In simple language this can be expressed as delayed emptying of stomach contents into the intestine leading to symptoms of early satiety, postmeal abdominal fullness, nausea, vomiting and bloating. In this condition there is significantly delayed gastric emptying in the absence of mechanical obstruction.

Dr Daksh further told that two cases of Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) were also performed; this surgical procedure is performed totally endoscopically.   It is performed in very few centers.  He added that this procedure is done for a condition called as achalasia cardia, a condition in which patient has trouble swallowing anything and vomits whatever is swallowed. The patient feels distressed at night due to recurrent food regurgitation in wind pipe.

 This procedure is endoscopic counter part of Hellers Myotomy(surgical procedure). This is the most recent treatment for achalasia cardia and is scarless, less costly and has shorter hospital stay. 

Doctor’s at Alchemist Hospital successfully performed three of these rare and technically demanding endoscopic procedures.