Pressure-Flow Characteristics of Normal and Disordered Esophageal Motor Patterns [PDF]
, 2015 Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Objective To perform pressure-flow analysis (PFA) in a cohort of pediatric
Benninga, Marc Alexander +9 more
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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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Esophageal motility changes after thyroidectomy; possible associations with postoperative voice and swallowing disorders: preliminary results. [PDF]
, 2013 Objective Swallowing and voice impairment are common after thyroidectomy. We evaluated short-term functional changes in esophageal motility in a series of patients who had undergone total thyroidectomy. Several studies have investigated these symptoms by
ALMASIO, Pier Luigi +9 more
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A Wireless Implantable System for Facilitating Gastrointestinal Motility. [PDF]
, 2019 Gastrointestinal (GI) electrical stimulation has been shown in several studies to be a potential treatment option for GI motility disorders. Despite the promising preliminary research progress, however, its clinical applicability and usability are still ...
Dubrovsky, Genia +4 more
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Cdo patterns the musculature of the esophagus and is required for esophageal motility in mice [PDF]
, 2012 Introduction: Cdo is a multifunctional cell surface co-receptor that promotes Hedgehog signaling during rostroventral midline development and cadherin-mediated signaling during skeletal myogenesis.
Krauss, Robert S. +3 more
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Swallowing disorders after thyroidectomy: What we know and where we are. A systematic review [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction Dysphagia and hoarseness are possible complications that can be observed in patients undergoing thyroidectomy or other neck surgery procedures.
Bonventre, S. +11 more
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Mid-esophageal diverticulum mimicking an aortic aneurysm on chest radiography [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: Mid-esophageal region is an uncommon location of esophageal diverticula, a condition usually diagnosed in elderly individuals. CASE REPORT: We report a case of an elderly male with incidental finding of mediastinal lesion, which was initially
Benjamin, Geena +3 more
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New insights in gastroesophageal reflux, esophageal function and gastric emptying in relation to dysphagia before and after anti-reflux surgery in children. [PDF]
, 2013 This item is under embargo for a period of 12 months from the date of publication, in accordance with the publisher's policy.In children with gastroesophageal reflux (GER) disease refractory to pharmacological therapies, anti-reflux surgery ...
Benninga, Marc Alexander +4 more
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Impaired Esophageal Motility and Clearance Post-Lung Transplant: Risk For Chronic Allograft Failure [PDF]
, 2017 Objectives: Gastroesophageal reflux is common in patients post-lung transplantation (LTx) and thus considered a risk factor for aspiration and consequently allograft rejection and the development of chronic allograft failure. However, evidence supporting
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Gastric Function in Children with Oesophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula. [PDF]
, 2017 Oesophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula (OA-TOF) are a multifaceted condition which affects patients throughout their lives. Even though it is one of the most common gastrointestinal malformations, most of the current studies focus on gastro ...
Duvoisin, G., Krishnan, U.
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