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High-resolution esophageal manometry in patients with achalasia

Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова, 2021
Introduction. At present, high-resolution esophageal manometry is the «gold standard» for the diagnosis of esophageal achalasia, based on the determination of the integrated relaxation pressure of the lower esophageal sphincter, the value of which in the
A. A. Smirnov, M. M. Kiriltseva, M. E. Luybchenko, L. I. Davletbaeva, A. V. Kochetkov   +4 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, Hiraoka, Sakiko, Inokuchi, Toshihiro, Kato, Ryo, Okada, Hiroyuki, Sugihara, Yuusaku, Takahara, Masahiro, Takashima, Shiho, Takei, Daisuke, Yamasaki, Yasushi, Yamauchi, Kenji   +10 more
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Carcinoma of Esophagus

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Carcinoma of esophagus is one of the most common cancer worldwide, but its epidemiology is changing. Squamous cell carcinoma is declining in the East, but adenocarcinoma is rising in the West, probably related to the pandemic of obesity and changing lifestyle.
Joseph Sung, Dongxin Lin, Rebecca Fitzgerald, Prateek Sharma, Simon Law, David Ilson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnosis and management of esophageal achalasia [PDF]

BMJ, 2016
Achalasia is a rare esophageal motility disorder that is usually idiopathic in origin. It is characterized by dysphagia, and patients often have chest pain, regurgitation, weight loss, and an abnormal barium radiograph showing esophageal dilation with narrowing at the gastroesophageal junction.
David Friedel, David Friedel, Stavros N. Stavropoulos, Stavros N. Stavropoulos, Henry P. Parkman, Rani Modayil, Rani Modayil   +6 more
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Risk of esophageal cancer in achalasia cardia: A meta‐analysis

JGH Open, 2019
Introduction The association between cancer of the esophagus and achalasia has long been recognized. However, it has also been recognized that cancers themselves can give rise to achalasia‐like syndromes. The risk of developing cancer is also a factor in
Clare L Gillies, Affifa Farrukh, Keith R Abrams, John F Mayberry   +3 more
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Current Status of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2018
Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has been established as an optional treatment for achalasia. POEM is an endoluminal procedure that involves dissection of esophageal muscle fibers followed by submucosal tunneling.
Young Kwan Cho, Seong Hwan Kim
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Quality Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand: A Joint Position Statement

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Quality standards for upper gastrointestinal (UGI) endoscopy are required to identify key quality indicators that are relevant to Australasian endoscopic practice and local patient populations. Such standards will promote equitable access to high‐quality UGI endoscopy for appropriate indications across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Linda S. Yang, Abir Halder, Bronte A. Holt, Benedict Devereaux, Matthew Remedios, Neil Merrett, Marianne Lill, Zoe Raos, Malcolm Arnold, Nicholas G. Burgess, Sneha John, Krish Ragunath   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy in Diffuse Thickened Esophageal Wall in an Adolescent

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2018
Achalasia is an extremely rare pathology in children. Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is the gold standard for the surgical treatment of achalasia in adults, but only a limited number of cases of achalasia treatment using POEM in children have been ...
Alexander A. Smirnov, Aleksandr N. Burakov, Aleksandr N. Shvetsov, Egor V. Blinov, Kirill D. Semenikhin, Nadezhda V. Konkina, Sergey Y. Dvoreckij   +6 more
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Enteric neuropathy and the vagus nerve: Therapeutic implications

Neurogastroenterology &Motility, Volume 37, Issue 8, August 2025.
Abstract Enteric neuropathies are characterized by abnormalities of gut innervation, which includes the enteric nervous system, inducing severe gut dysmotility among other dysfunctions. Most of the gastrointestinal tract is innervated by the vagus nerve, the efferent branches of which have close interconnections with the enteric nervous system and ...
Bruno Bonaz
wiley   +1 more source

The Pathogenesis and Management of Achalasia: Current Status and Future Directions

Gut and Liver, 2015
Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder that is commonly misdiagnosed initially as gastroesophageal reflux disease. Patients with achalasia often complain of dysphagia with solids and liquids but may focus on regurgitation as the primary symptom ...
doaj   +1 more source