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Traumatic esophageal laceration presenting as a tongue laceration [PDF]
, 2011 Esophageal injuries may occur spontaneously because of iatrogenic instrumental injury, foreign body impaction, or external trauma. Traumatic esophageal laceration is rare and can lead to significant morbidity such as perforation, mediastinitis ...
Choi, Wai-Mau +3 more
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Gold Laser Cricopharyngeal Myectomy for Cricopharyngeal Dysfunction
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.Endoscopic treatment for cricopharyngeal bar with or without diverticulum has become the preferred option in management. However, critics cite high recurrence rates. This study evaluated a modified endoscopic approach of cricopharyngeal myectomy, removing a block of tissue with a Gold laser, to treat 84 patients with CP bar, demonstrating significantly
Jacqui Allen +4 more
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Hemostasis in uncontrolled esophageal variceal bleeding by self-expanding metal stents. A systematic review [PDF]
, 2016 Aim: The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the current reported efficacy and the mortality rate of SEMS treatment in uncontrolled bleeding patients.
CICERONE, CLELIA +5 more
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Dilatation Treatment for Esophageal Strictures [PDF]
, 2008 A patient with adjustment disorder and depression had experienced a suicide temptation by ingesting corrosive substance since 6 months before her hospital admission. On the first day care, she only can swallow “soft-fluid diet” which is given very slowly.
Amir, N. (Nurmiati) +3 more
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Pill Shape Determines Esophageal Transit Times—A Pill‐to‐Pill Study
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.Shape of pills differ, affecting how easy it is to swallow them. We compared esophageal transit times of a round pill with an oval pill demonstrating in both healthy and symptomatic adults, that the oval pill demonstrated a significantly shorter transit time.
Jacqui Allen, Georgia MacKay, Anna Miles
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Gastrointestinal stenting: Current status and imaging features [PDF]
, 2015 The use of stents in the gastrointestinal tract has been subjected to major changes. Initially, the use of stents was restricted to malignant strictures in patients with metastatic disease.
Boudiaf, M. +6 more
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Postoperative Fluoroscopic Appearance After Flexible Endoscopic Zenker's Diverticulotomy
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.We perform a retrospective study on patients undergoing flexible Zenker's diverticulotomy surgery and report changes in the objective fluoroscopic appearance as well as patient‐reported outcome measures. ABSTRACT Objective Flexible approach to treating Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) has gained traction in recent years. However, objective measures comparing
Shumon I. Dhar +7 more
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Early and late complications of bariatric operation. [PDF]
, 2018 Weight loss surgery is one of the fastest growing segments of the surgical discipline. As with all medical procedures, postoperative complications will occur. Acute care surgeons need to be familiar with the common problems and their management. Although
Beekley, Alec +3 more
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Flap Reconstruction for Esophageal Perforation Following Anterior Cervical Plate Fixation [PDF]
, 2019 Anterior cervical plate fixation is a common surgical treatment for cervical spine trauma, disc herniation, or cervical spondylosis. Esophageal perforation following anterior cervical plate fixation is a rare but serious complication.
Kimata, Yoshihiro +5 more
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United European Gastroenterology Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background and Aims The long‐term outcomes of enteroscopic balloon dilation for small bowel strictures in patients with Crohn’s disease are not well understood. Although Crohn’s strictures can be classified into web‐like, ulcerated, and spindle‐shaped strictures based on endoscopic findings, the outcomes of enteroscopic balloon dilation ...
Sung Noh Hong +4 more
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