Navarre University Hospital was appointed by the Ministry of Health as national reference center for two procedures performed by your Digestive service.
It is, on the one hand, a endoscopic treatment technique for achalasiaa pathology that interferes with or prevents contractions of the esophagus transport food to stomach; and, on the other hand, a procedure for the endoscopic ultrasound drainage of the complex biliopancreatic obstructions.
This designation, as explained Navarrese Government in a statement, assumes the hospital will provide presence to people affected by these pathologies around the world Spain. These are the first accredited procedures in the category of Centers, services and reference units (CSUR) In Navarre.
THE accreditation is carried out by the Ministry of Health to centers, services or units that demonstrate their Excellency in the region care, education And researcher.
To achieve this, they must meet a series of criteria that confirm the awarenessTHE experience and a high level of qualification of professionals in the management of the pathology or accredited technique, as well as the capacity of the center to offer effective assistance, on and of quality.
These are generally pathologies whose treatment requires a high level of specializationof high technology or rare diseases which, due to their low prevalence, require concentration of cases for adequate attention.
In the case of Digestive serviceunderlines the Executivehas passed a rigorous process of audit to demonstrate a broad experience in the management of accredited techniques, as well as a solvent activity researcher in this area.
In addition to providing the presence at the center to patients referred for accredited procedures, the HUN will offer continuing care upon their return to their place of residence, as well as advice And trainingboth for patients and for caregivers and responsible professionals pathological care in the place of origin.
One of the accredited procedures consists of the treatment of problems of motility of the esophagus known as achalasia and is done using a technique called POEMacronym of peroral endoscopic myotomyand which consists of accessing the esophagus orally, by gastroscopyto then perform a sort of tunnel in the submucosa of this organ and practice a series of cuts in your muscle fibers.
Every year, the Digestive service carry out some 80 POEM for the treatment of achalasia.
The other approved procedure aims to resolve the problem complex biliopancreatic obstructions. Usually, resolution of these biliary or pancreatic drainage obstructions is accomplished using an endoscopic technique called ERCP either endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
However, they emphasize that there are more complex situations in which endoscopy-guided biliary drainage because the ERCPfor different reasons, fails or cannot be achieved. The guided drainage technique ultrasound endoscopy offers greater clinical success rateminors costsand lower rates of complication and of reintervention than other alternatives. Each year, they are carried out in the HUN around 65 ultrasound-guided endoscopic procedures for evacuation complex biliopancreatic obstructions.
