Gastro-Esophageal Reflux in Children [PDF]
, 2017 Gastro-esophageal reflux (GER) is common in infants and children and has a varied clinical presentation: from infants with innocent regurgitation to infants and children with severe esophageal and extra-esophageal complications that define pathological ...
Borrelli, O +3 more
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Surgical Treatment for Achalasia of the Esophagus: Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy
Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2013 Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder that leads to dysphagia, chest pain, and weight loss. Its diagnosis is clinically suspected and is confirmed with esophageal manometry.
Gonzalo Torres-Villalobos +1 more
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Achalasia in the elderly patient: a comparative study
Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2011 CONTEXT: Achalasia is a primary esophageal motor disorder secondary to the degeneration of ganglion cells of the inhibitory intramural myenteric plexus. It affects both sexes similarly and has two peaks of incidence, one in the 3rd to 4th decades of life
Rosana B. Schechter +3 more
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Complete endoscopic closure (clipping) of a large esophageal perforation after pneumatic dilation in a patient with achalasia [PDF]
, 2012 The risk of esophageal perforation following endoscopic balloon dilation for achalasia is in the range of 1 and 5% with a mortality rate of 1-20%. Perforations need to be recognized early and, if reasonable, an immediate endoscopic repair should be ...
Antonellis, F +4 more
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Histopathological Diagnostic Criteria of Barrett Esophagus and Its Association with Endoscopy Findings [PDF]
, 2017 Background : In the last decades, the incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma has significantly increased. Barrett Esophagus (BE) is widely known as a precursor lession of esophageal adenocarcinoma, and it could increase the risk of adenocarcinoma to 30 ...
DR, H. (Handjari) +1 more
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Anatomic variations in the surgical anatomy of the thoracic esophagus and its surrounding structures [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Esophagectomy is a challenging procedure due to: a) it is a complex operation; b) it is linked to very high morbidity and mortality rates; c) surgical anatomy of the esophagus is very peculiar. The anatomic variations that can be unexpectedly
Herbella, Fernando A. M. +2 more
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Endoscopic treatment of esophageal achalasia
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2016 Achalasia is a motility disorder of the esophagus characterized by dysphagia, regurgitation of undigested food, chest pain, weight loss and respiratory symptoms. The most common form of achalasia is the idiopathic one. Diagnosis largely relies upon endoscopy, barium swallow study, and high resolution esophageal manometry (HRM).
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Candidiasis in Malignancy [PDF]
, 2006 Esophageal candidiasis presents with a range of clinical findings and is rarely found among immunocompetent patient without predisposing factors. Between 20-50% of patient may be asymptomatic.
Abdullah, M. (Murdani) +4 more
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Inter- and intra-rater reliability of the Chicago Classification in pe-diatric high-resolution esophageal manometry recordings [PDF]
, 2014 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving'.Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Abu-Assi, Rammy +13 more
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Ten Initial Cases of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Treatment of Esophageal Motility Disorders at Okayama University Hospital [PDF]
, 2018 Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for treatment of esophageal motility disorders has recently been reported to be highly effective and less invasive than other treatment.
Harada, Keita +10 more
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