March 2021

GASTROENTEROLOGY

UPDATES IN ENDOSCOPIC INTERVENTIONS: A LOOK AT POEM AND ESD

Featuring: Abdul Aziz Aadam, MD

Episode Summary

In this episode of the Better Edge podcast, Abdul Aziz Aadam, MD, offers new perspectives on two endoscopic treatments for gastroenterologic conditions: Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for esophageal disorders not responding to medical therapies, and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), an outpatient procedure to remove deep tumors from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Dr. Aadam explains how POEM was developed based on both the already established surgical principles of esophageal myotomy and the advanced techniques of endoscopic submucosal dissection, and how this relates to its use in practice and outcomes. 
Abdul Aziz Aadam, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Northwestern Medicine.

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