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Validation of the Milan Score Using Prolonged Wireless PH Monitoring

Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
The Milan Score, a high‐resolution manometry‐derived tool, predicts pathological GERD on 96‐h wireless pH monitoring with high specificity and positive predictive value, maintaining robust discriminative performance across both typical and atypical symptom profiles and outperforming single HRM parameters as a standalone manometric parameter.
Stefano Siboni, Jiurgen Mema, Trevor McCarthy, Roberta De Maron, Matthew K. Schroeder, Marco Sozzi, Carlo Galdino Riva, Emanuele Asti, C. Prakash Gyawali   +8 more
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EFFICACY OF PNEUMATIC DILATATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF IDIOPATIC ACHALASIA: A SINGLE-CENTRE EXPERIENCE [PDF]

, 2015
Pneumatic dilatation (PD) and surgical miotomy (SM) are presentely the best treastments for untreated achalasia, with similar efficacy. There is no information on the relative efficacy of PD in younger compared to older patients.
Amvrosiadis, G, Ciofalo, M, D'Amico, G., Giunta, M, Linea, C, LO MONTE, Attilio Ignazio, Montalbano, LM, Morreale, GC, Raimondo, D, Rizzo, AG, SINAGRA, Emanuele, TOMASELLO, Giovanni   +11 more
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Esophageal Pharmacobezoar in a Patient with Achalasia: A Case Report

Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases, 2019
A few cases with esophageal bezoar have been reported in achalasia. We describe here a rare case of esophageal pharmacobezoar after ingestion of ferrous sulfate capsules in a patient with achalasia.
Hamid Tavakkoli
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Achalasia

JAMA, 2015
Achalasia significantly affects patients' quality of life and can be difficult to diagnose and treat.To review the diagnosis and management of achalasia, with a focus on phenotypic classification pertinent to therapeutic outcomes.Literature review and MEDLINE search of articles from January 2004 to February 2015. A total of 93 articles were included in
John E, Pandolfino, Andrew J, Gawron
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Cytologic Findings in Esophageal Perforation: An Institutional Experience With Pleural Fluid Specimens

Diagnostic Cytopathology, Volume 54, Issue 6, Page 429-435, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Esophageal perforation (EP) is a rare but life‐threatening condition, and most cases are due to iatrogenic causes. The rest occur spontaneously, due to malignancies, or trauma. The mortality rates can approach 50%, and delayed diagnosis of EP exacerbates patient outcomes.
Mason Marshall, Samer Khader, Sigfred Lajara, Liron Pantanowitz   +3 more
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Nissen fundoplication for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease in patients with Chagas disease without achalasia [PDF]

, 2010
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM) Department of SurgeryState University of São Paulo Department of Surgery and OrthopedicsCatholic University of Campinas Department of SurgeryHospital do Servidor Público ...
Aquino, Jose L. B., Del Grande, José Carlos, Farah, Jose Francisco Mattos, Henry, Maria A. C. A., Herbella, Fernando A. M., Pantanali, Carlos A.r.   +5 more
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Enteric Neurospheres Are Not Specific to Neural Crest Cultures: Implications for Neural Stem Cell Therapies [PDF]

, 2015
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work ...
A Barlow, A Pini Prato, A Zani, AG Baynash, AG Catto-Smith, AJ Burns, AJ Burns, Alan J. Burns, AS Wallace, C Caldwell, C Kalcheim, C Laranjeira, CH Knowles, Conor McCann, D Natarajan, Dipa Natarajan, DM Rodrigues, E Panza, Ellen Binder, GE Boeckxstaens, H Tsuji, HM Pallari, J Amiel, Jean-Marie Delalande, Julie Cooper, L Becker, L Ludman, M Hanani, M Metzger, Mara Cananzi, MC Nunes, MD Gershon, Mirella Dottori, MP Sanchez, MT Liu, N Bondurand, N Nagoshi, N Thapar, Nikhil Thapar, NR Druckenbrod, PS Danielian, R Hotta, R Hotta, R Zufferey, Rania Kronfli, RC Mifflin, RM Lindley, S Almond, S Bixby, S Hetz, S Srinivas, S Theocharatos, SJ Conway, SJ Howe, SJ McKeown, TA Heanue, TP Rothman, U Rauch, V Sasselli, X Jiang, Y Matsuda, YH Tsai   +61 more
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Acute Respiratory Failure From Massive Esophageal Dilatation due to Achalasia

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2026.
Massive esophageal dilatation secondary to achalasia resulting in acute hypoxic respiratory failure from cardiopulmonary mass effect. ABSTRACT Massive esophageal dilation from achalasia can cause acute respiratory failure via lung compression. Prompt recognition and urgent esophageal decompression can rapidly reverse hypoxia and be lifesaving.
Frank Epitropoulos, Omar Brijawi, Sumit Sharma   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Severe Recurrent Achalasia Cardia Responding to Treatment of Severe Autoimmune Acquired Haemophilia

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2012
Acquired haemophilia A and severe acquired achalasia are both very rare conditions with unknown aetiology. Haemophilia A is a haemorrhagic disease induced by deficiency or malfunction of coagulation factor VIII.
H. Al-Jafar, M. Laffan, S. Al-Sabah, M. Elmorsi, M. Habeeb, F. Alnajar   +5 more
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Different Clinical Features of Idiopathic Achalasia in Various Countries

Gastrointestinal Disorders, 2022
Idiopathic achalasia is a motility disorder affecting the lower esophageal sphincter. Dysphagia is a hallmark symptom, but patients may exhibit other symptoms. The aim of this review is to compare achalasia symptoms globally.
Amy Yeung, Imaan Benmerzouga
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