Varun Perananthan
Dr. Varan Perananthan, M.D., Ph.D., is a Senior Associate Consultant Gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) specializing in esophageal diseases, including endoscopic management of achalasia and peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM).
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Sep 24, 2026
Varun PerananthanGUEST
I'm a senior associate consultant and assistant professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic Rochester.
Varun PerananthanGUEST
It is my absolute pleasure on behalf of all of my co-authors to present our study on contractility patterns on FLIP prior to POEM predicts outcomes in achalasia.
Varun PerananthanGUEST
I would like to thank GIE for affording our research team the opportunity to present our research.
Varun PerananthanGUEST
Achalasia is a primary esophageal motility disorder, which is characterized by the absence of primary peristalsis and high-resolution manometry.
Varun PerananthanGUEST
Recently, FLIP, or functional lumen imaging probe, has provided us a second axis of information.