A rare cause of esophageal stenosis: Compression due to a thoracic osteophyte [PDF]
Several cases of esophageal stenosis caused by cervical vertebral osteophytes have been reported; however, few reports of esophageal stenosis caused by thoracic osteophytes are available.
Suguru Miida+8 more
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Double Trouble: A Rare Case of Dual Esophageal Stenosis in a 4-month-old
Esophageal stenosis is an uncommon clinical condition defined as a fixed narrowing of the esophagus. It can be congenital or acquired. The incidence of congenital esophageal stenosis (CES) is 1 in 25,000–50,000 live births. Most of these patients present
Amar Shah, Ria Sharma, Anirudh Shah
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Impact of preoperative docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil (DCF) therapy on degree of malignant esophageal stenosis [PDF]
Background Malignant esophageal stenosis is a common and severe complication of advanced esophageal cancer that can be a serious problem in the continuation of chemotherapy and other anticancer treatments.
Takahisa Yamaguchi+8 more
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A combined predicting model for benign esophageal stenosis after simultaneous integrated boost in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients (GASTO1072) [PDF]
PurposeWe aimed to develop a combined predicting model for benign esophageal stenosis (BES) after simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) with concurrent chemotherapy in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).MethodsThis study included 65 ...
Weitong Liu+13 more
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Esophageal ganglioneuromatosis; a rare cause of intractable esophageal stenosis: a case report [PDF]
Background Ganglioneuromatosis is a rare type of benign neurogenic tumor that usually affects the sites of the major sympathetic ganglia in the retroperitoneum and the posterior mediastinum.
Mostafa Zain+5 more
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Congenital esophageal stenosis: a rare malformation of the foregut. [PDF]
Congenital esophageal stenosis (CES) is a type of esophageal stenosis, and three histological subtypes (tracheobronchial remnants, fibromuscular thickening or fibromuscular stenosis, and membranous webbing or esophageal membrane) are described.
Brzački V+7 more
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Congenital esophageal stenosis due to tracheobronchial remnants is defined as an intrinsic stenosis of the esophagus caused by congenital architectural abnormalities of the esophageal wall.
Cindy Mai+4 more
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Management of pharyngeal and esophageal stenosis
Stenosis of the pharynx or cervical esophagus often causes significant patient morbidity. Dysphagia and aspiration represent the two most serious sequelae of such strictures. A variety of processes affecting the upper aerodigestive tract may result in a pharyngeal or cervical esophageal stricture, including malignancy, previous surgery or radiation ...
Shelly J. McQuone, David W. Eisele
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Endoscopic management of complications of self-expandable metal stents for treatment of malignant esophageal stenosis and tracheoesophageal fistulas [PDF]
Background: Self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) implantation may rapidly improve the symptoms of malignant esophageal stenosis and tracheoesophageal fistulas (TEF).
Renáta Bor+9 more
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Esophageal stenosis and the Glasgow Prognostic Score as independent factors of poor prognosis for patients with locally advanced unresectable esophageal cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy (exploratory analysis of JCOG0303) [PDF]
BackgroundThe aim of this study was to investigate the possible prognostic factors and predictive accuracy of the Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS) for patients with unresectable locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (LAESCC) treated with ...
Tatsuya Okuno+18 more
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