Giant Epiphrenic Diverticulum: A Challenging Case
Iberoamerican Journal of Medicine, 2022 A diverticulum is a limited saccular protrusion of the esophageal wall, communicating with its lumen. Anatomically, esophageal diverticula are classified into pharyngoesophageal, median, and epiphrenic.
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Regulatory Mechanisms in Biosystems, 2021 Immune formations of birds' digestive organs, including the esophageal tonsil and Meckel’s diverticulum, protect the body from foreign antigens that enter the body with food and water and play an important role in maintaining the genetic constancy of its
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Distinguishing Killian–Jamieson diverticulum from Zenker’s diverticulum
Surgical Case Reports, 2023 Background Killian–Jamieson diverticulum, which is a relatively rare pharyngoesophageal diverticulum, is difficult to distinguish from Zenker’s diverticulum.
Yuki Watanabe +8 more
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Oesophageal foreign bodies in dogs: factors affecting success of endoscopic retrieval [PDF]
, 2010 Oesophageal foreign bodies are common in dogs. Endoscopic removal is a viable treatment option but few studies have assessed the clinical and radiographic features that would be useful in decision-making and prognosis.
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Surgical resolution of an oesophageal duplication cyst causing regurgitation in a domestic shorthair cat [PDF]
, 2015 Case summary An 18-month-old female domestic shorthair cat was referred for investigation of a 6 month period of regurgitation. Contrast radiography indicated an intramural oesophageal structure.
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Transesophageal pulmonary lobectomy with single transthoracic port assistance: study with survival assessment in a porcine model [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Thoracoscopic pulmonary lobectomy is being performed in an increasing number of patients. The aims of the current study were to assess natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) as an alternative to transthoracic ...
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Maximum Upper Esophageal Sphincter (UES) Admittance: A Non-Specific Marker of UES Dysfunction [PDF]
, 2015 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving'.© 2015 John Wiley & Sons LtdBackground Assessment of upper esophageal sphincter (UES) motility is challenging, as functionally, UES ...
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A robotic-assisted approach is safe and effective for repairing giant epiphrenic diverticulum
Laparoscopic, Endoscopic and Robotic Surgery, 2022 Epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum is a rare disorder accounting for
Anna K. Gergen, Akshay Pratap
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The Gonotrophic-Age Structure of a Population of the \u3ci\u3eSimulium Venustum\u3c/i\u3e Complex (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Algonquin Park, Ontario [PDF]
, 2017 Eight techniques for the determination of parity and gonotrophic age were assessed for the obligatorily anautogenous blackfly-species complex, Simulium venustum Say.
Hayton, Alan, Smith, Stephen M
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Anterior Cervical Infection: Presentation and Incidence of an Uncommon Postoperative Complication. [PDF]
, 2017 STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective multi-institutional case series. OBJECTIVE: The anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) affords the surgeon the flexibility to treat a variety of cervical pathologies, with the majority being for degenerative and ...
Arnold, Paul M. +14 more
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