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Endoscopic screening for precancerous lesions of the esophagus in a high risk area in northern Iran [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a major health problem in many developing countries, including Iran. ESCC has a very poor prognosis, largely due to late diagnosis.
Abnet, C., Dawsey, S.M., Etemadi, A., Ghasemi-Kebria, F., Khoshnia, M., Malekzadeh, R., Merat, S., Nickmanesh, A., Noorbakhsh, R., Norouzi, A., Pourshams, A., Poustchi, H., Roshandel, G., Semnani, S., Sotoudeh, M.   +14 more
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Invasive Candida pneumonia, in association with Candida esophagitis and gastritis, in a presumably immunocompetent patient

Autopsy and Case Reports, 2023
Candida pneumonia remains a difficult diagnosis and is most common in immunocompromised individuals. It has been rarely reported in immunocompetent individuals.
Devon Jackson, Lamarque Coke, Kamilah Fernandez, Kathriel Brister   +3 more
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Analysis of the grade of esophagitis, chromendoscopical and histological findings of esophagus in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease before and after the therapy [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2010
Background/Aim. The symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux desease (GERD) are among the most common complaints for which patients are indicated for visiting gastroenterologist.
Brzački Vesna, Nagorni Aleksandar, Mihailović Dragan, Raičević-Sibinović Suzana, Mladenović Bojan   +4 more
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Esophageal trachealization: A feature of eosinophilic esophagitis

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2009
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) is an inflammatory condition characterized by intense eosinophilic infiltration of the esophagus. EE is frequently misdiagnosed as gastroesophageal reflux disease. Here, we present a child with EE and a characteristic endoscopic finding, "ringed esophagus". An 11-year-old Saudi boy presented with dysphagia for 1 year.
Abdulrahman Al-Hussaini, Imad A El Hag, Toufic Semaan   +2 more
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Esophageal candidiasis and its diagnosis

Clinical Case Reports, 2020
The concomitant use of two distinct sampling methods can enhance the diagnostic yield of esophageal candidiasis during upper endoscopy. Furthermore, when initial staining is inconclusive, the use of additional stains can help establish the diagnosis.
Raghav Bansal, Harold A. Matos‐Casano, Pedro Martinez‐Pitre   +2 more
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Esophageal atresia and tracheo-esophageal fistula

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, 2017
Management of esophageal atresia has merged from correction of the anomaly to the complete spectrum of management of esophageal atresia and all its sequelae. It is the purpose of this article to give an overview of all aspects involved in taking care of patients with esophageal atresia between January 2011 and June 2016, as well as the patients who ...
van der Zee, David C., Tytgat, Stefaan H.A., van Herwaarden, Maud Y.A.   +2 more
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Case report: Lichenoid esophagitis revealing an HIV infection

Frontiers in Medicine
Esophageal lichen planus is an underrecognized manifestation of lichen planus. It is typically diagnosed based on characteristic endoscopic findings, such as hyperkeratosis, trachealization, denudation and/or stenosis, along with the presence of a ...
Jasmin Marschner, Annette Schmitt-Graeff, Wolfgang Kreisel, Annegrit Decker, Franziska Schauer   +4 more
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Foregut microbiome in development of esophageal adenocarcinoma [PDF]

, 2010
Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EA), the type of cancer linked to heartburn due to gastroesophageal reflux diseases (GERD), has increased six fold in the past 30 years. This cannot currently be explained by the usual environmental or by host genetic factors.
Aaron Tenney, Carlos W. Nossa, Daniel Brami, Eoin L. Brodie, Erika Gerz, Fritz Francois, Gary L. Andersen, Indresh K. Singh, Karen E. Nelson, Les Foster, Liying Yang, Manolito Torralba, Mathangi Thiagarajan, Mengling Liu, Michael Poles, Monika Bihan, Morris Traube, Navjeet Singh, Pinak Shah, Shibu Yooseph, Stuart M. Brown, Sukhleen Bedi, Tamasha Parsons, Todd Z. DeSantis, William E. Oberdorf, Yu Chen, Yu-Hui Rogers, Zhiheng Pei   +27 more
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Effect of Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Volume and Gastric/Esophageal Pathology on the Rate of Lymphocytic Duodenosis Reporting in Children and Adolescents

Avicenna Journal of Medicine, 2022
Background It is not clear if the increase in the number of esophagogastroduodenoscopies (EGDs) performed has any significant effect on the rate of lymphocytic duodenosis (LD) reporting in children and adolescents and whether it correlates with abnormal ...
Janaki Devara, Mhd Louai Manini, Joseph A. Murray, Imad Absah   +3 more
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Towards a transparent, credible, evidence-based decision-making process of new drug listing on the Hong Kong Hospital Authority Drug Formulary: challenges and suggestions [PDF]

, 2017
The aim of this article is to describe the process, evaluation criteria, and possible outcomes of decision-making for new drugs listed in the Hong Kong Hospital Authority Drug Formulary in comparison to the health technology assessment (HTA) policy ...
Cheung, Bernard M.Y., Wong, Carlos King Ho, Wu, Olivia   +2 more
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