University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Begin to Perform POEM for Achalasia

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics physicians have begun to perform per-oral endoscopic myotomy for patients with achalasia, according to a report by The Daily Iowan.

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University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are the first providers in the state and one of 22 centers in the U.S. to offer POEM, according to the report.

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