SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

New Endoscopic Approach Provides Benefit for Gastroparesis

Per-oral pyloromyotomy, an endoscopic treatment for gastroparesis, significantly improved symptoms and gastric emptying for at least 90 days in a series of 100 consecutive patients, according to a new study presented at the 2018 annual meeting of the American Surgical Association. It is the largest report to date of this up-and-coming technique.

“When you compare the results in terms of symptom improvement and the complication rate of this as a new procedure, we’re doing much better