Aortic Pseudoaneurysm Secondary to Mediastinitis due to Esophageal Perforation [PDF]
Esophageal perforation is a condition associated with high morbidity and mortality rates; it requires early diagnosis and treatment. The most common complication of esophageal rupture is mediastinitis.
Aluja Jaramillo, Felipe+5 more
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Esophageal perforation caused by external air-blast injury [PDF]
Background Esophageal perforation after external air-blast trauma is rarely presented in the emergency room. The diagnosis is often delayed more than 24 hours.
AA Guth+7 more
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Pediatric esophageal perforation
Although esophageal perforation in children is associated with a spectrum of disease different from the one in adults, management is essentially the same for both groups. Over the past 11 years, 12 patients ranging in age from 2 days to 10 years were treated for 13 perforations. Perforation in the adult is associated with a high mortality rate.
Richard L. Shepherd+2 more
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Outcomes after oesophageal perforation: a retrospective cohort study of patients with different aetiologies [PDF]
Introduction: The mortality rate after oesophageal perforation is high despite advances in operative and non-operative techniques. In this study, we sought to identify risk factors for hospital mortality after oesophageal perforation treatment.
Chan, JYL+6 more
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Esophageal perforation secondary to malignant gastric outlet obstruction: a case report [PDF]
Background Esophageal perforation is a rare presenting sign of gastric cancer. To date, only nine case reports of this phenomenon have been previously published.
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Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) and European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guidelines [PDF]
: This Guideline refers to infants, children and adolescents aged 0–18 years. The areas covered include: indications for diagnostic and therapeutic esophagogastroduodenoscopy and ileo-colonoscopy; endoscopy for foreign body ingestion; corrosive ingestion
Aabakken, L. (Lars)+27 more
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Aggressive Surgical Treatment in Late-Diagnosed Esophageal Perforation: A Report of 11 Cases [PDF]
Introduction. Esophageal perforation is a relatively uncommon and lethal disease usually resulting from endoscopic procedures. Delay in the diagnosis and treatment occurs in more than 50% of cases, leading to a mortality rate of 40% to 60%, but this rate
Abdirad, Isa+2 more
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Perforation of intramural gastric metastasis during preoperative chemotherapy in a patient with thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma [PDF]
IntroductionPerforation of intramural metastasis to the stomach (IMS) from esophageal cancer during chemotherapy has not been reported.Presentation of caseA 68-year-old male consulted our hospital due to appetite loss.
Hirano, Katsuhisa+8 more
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DexaPatch, an implantable, low‐swelling amphiphilic hydrogel system containing dexamethasone‐PLGA microparticles, is developed and characterized for sustained local steroid release to reduce postoperative inflammation in tight surgical spaces. DexaPatch significantly reduces postoperative edema and fibrosis in a rabbit model of anterior spinal surgery,
Stephen W. Linderman+6 more
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Emergencies after endoscopic procedures [PDF]
Endoscopy adverse events (AEs), or complications, are a rising concern on the quality of endoscopic care, given the technical advances and the crescent complexity of therapeutic procedures, over the entire gastrointestinal and bilio-prancreatic tract. In
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