Tag Archives: esophagus

PREPRINT RELEASE: Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)

Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)
Massachusetts General Hospital
David Rattner, MD
Chief of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery
Ozanan R Meireles, MD
General and Gastrointestinal Surgery

Dr. Rattner and Dr. Meireles endoscopically generate a submucosal tunnel to reach and release the circular muscles of the lower esophageal sphincter to help alleviate a patient’s achalasia.

 

PREPRINT RELEASE: Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair

0126-blog-shotLaparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair
David Rattner MD
Chief of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital

Dr. Rattner tackles a problematic paraesophageal hernia, systematically retracting the stomach into the abdominal cavity. He finishes the procedure by performing both a toupet fundoplication and gastropexy.