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Esophageal achalasia in a two-year-old boy [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2020
Introduction. Esophageal achalasia is a neurodegenerative motility disorder, which is characterized by ineffective or absent esophageal peristalsis and the lack of hypertonic lower esophageal sphincter relaxation.
Savić Đorđe, Miličković Maja, Ilić Predrag, Vukadin Miroslav, Stojakov Dejan   +4 more
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Modeling of influential predictors of gastric cancer incidence rates in Golestan Province, North Iran [PDF]

, 2014
Golestan province has a reputation for relatively high incidence rates of gastric cancer in Iran. Along with dietary, lifestyle and environmental influential factors, soil selenium and high levels of pesticide used may exert influence in this region. The
Behnampour, N., Hajizadeh, E., Semnani, S., Zayeri, F.   +3 more
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The number and size of Lugol‐voiding areas were reduced by pneumatic dilation in a patient with achalasia and esophageal cancer

JGH Open, 2020
Achalasia is a rare benign esophageal motility disease caused by the impaired relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter, which results from nerve damage. Patients with achalasia are known to have a high risk of esophageal cancer.
Shinwa Tanaka, Hirofumi Abe, Ryusuke Ariyoshi, Hiroya Sakaguchi, Taro Oshikiri, Tetsu Nakamura, Yoshiko Nakano, Yoshinori Morita, Takashi Toyonaga, Eiji Umegaki, Hiroshi Yokozaki, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Yuzo Kodama   +12 more
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Esophageal Acalasia: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management [PDF]

, 2023
Achalasia is a rare disease, but it can lead to loss of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) causing many complications in the gastrointestinal tract. Achalasia has a good prognosis if treated promptly, but the symptoms are non-specific.
Akelba, Shalsa Damai, Nursyamsu, M. Diaz, Putra, Rifki Ahmad Eka, Rizkina, Rieke Delya, Shofiyanti, Nabila Indah   +4 more
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MRI-MECH: Mechanics-informed MRI to estimate esophageal health [PDF]

Frontiers in Physiology. 14 (2023), 2022
Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a popular medical imaging technique to generate image sequences of the flow of a contrast material inside tissues and organs. However, its application to imaging bolus movement through the esophagus has only been demonstrated in few feasibility studies and is relatively unexplored.
arxiv   +1 more source

Megaesophagus in a Line of Transgenic Rats: A Model of Achalasia [PDF]

, 2014
Megaesophagus is defined as the abnormal enlargement or dilatation of the esophagus, characterized by a lack of normal contraction of the esophageal walls.
Borjeson, Tiffany M., Carr, Candice A., Cristofaro, V., Ducore, Rebecca M., Feng, Yan, Fox, James G, Lindstrom, J. M., Luo, J., Muthupalani, Sureshkumar, Pang, Jassia, Sullivan, M. P.   +10 more
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Tethered capsule en face optical coherence tomography for imaging Barrett's esophagus in unsedated patients [PDF]

BMJ Open Gastroenterology (2020), 2020
Detection of Barrett's esophagus (BE) at points of care outside the endoscopy suite may improve screening access and reduce esophageal adenocarcinoma mortality. Tethered capsule optical coherence tomography (OCT) can volumetrically image esophageal mucosa and detect BE in unsedated patients.
arxiv   +1 more source

A manometric feature descriptor with linear-SVM to distinguish esophageal contraction vigor [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
n clinical, if a patient presents with nonmechanical obstructive dysphagia, esophageal chest pain, and gastro esophageal reflux symptoms, the physician will usually assess the esophageal dynamic function. High-resolution manometry (HRM) is a clinically commonly used technique for detection of esophageal dynamic function comprehensively and objectively.
arxiv  

Sex/Gender Differences in Esophageal Motility Disorders [PDF]

The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research
Esophageal motility disorders are relatively rare and are attributed to an imbalance between the excitatory and inhibitory nerves that innervate the esophagus. These disorders include achalasia, distal esophageal spasms, and jackhammer esophagus.
Ju Yup Lee
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Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for treating esophageal motility disorders [PDF]

, 2017
Review Article on Endoscopic Therapy© Annals of Translational Medicine. All rights reserved. Pneumatic dilatation and Heller myotomy have been thoroughly studied as the most viable treatment options for achalasia.
Law, SYK, Wong, YHI
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