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Barrett esophagus

Current Opinion in Internal Medicine, 2003
The importance of an in-depth understanding about Barrett esophagus is ultimately to decrease the mortality and morbidity from esophageal adenocarcinoma cancer by early detection of metaplasia and dysplasia and appropriate therapy. This review summarizes several publications in the past year related to the epidemiology, pathogenesis, screening and ...
Sanjeev, Slehria, Prateek, Sharma
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Diagnosis and Management of Low-Grade Dysplasia in Barrett's Esophagus: Expert Review From the Clinical Practice Updates Committee of the American Gastroenterological Association.

Gastroenterology, 2016
The purpose of this clinical practice update expert review is to define the key principles in the diagnosis and management of low-grade dysplasia (LGD) in Barrett's esophagus patients.
S. Wani   +3 more
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Leiomyoma of the esophagus

The American Journal of Surgery, 1970
Summary Eleven patients with leiomyoma of the esophagus were seen at the University of Nebraska Hospitals from 1950 through 1969. We identified the lesion at operation in nine patients and at autopsy in two patients. Eight of the nine patients who came to operation presented with dysphagia or pyrosis. The two patients in whom we made the diagnosis at
Delbert D. Neis   +2 more
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Tuberculosis of the esophagus

Diseases of the Esophagus, 1998
We report a case of a patient with esophageal tuberculosis, a very uncommon form of extrapulmonar tuberculosis. Initially, because of constitutional symptomatology and radiological findings of mediastinal lymph node enlargement, lymphoma was considered.
Y Kamikawa   +5 more
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Ringed esophagus (feline esophagus) in childhood

Pediatric Radiology, 1997
Feline esophagus is a term describing a specific radiological and endoscopic appearance of the esophagus that is attributed to chronic esophagitis. To date only one report has described this appearance in childhood. We present a histologically documented case of this entity including follow-up studies after therapy for esophagitis.
Melvin B. Heyman   +3 more
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Sarcoidosis of the esophagus

The American Journal of Digestive Diseases, 1971
Granulomatous involvement of the esophagus is an unusual manifestation of sarcoidosis. The present report describes a 33-year-old Negro woman who presented with dysphagia and a granulomatous stricture of the esophagus and had a positive Kveim test. There have been 5 previously reported cases of documented sarcoidosis of the esophagus, but in none of ...
Martin S. Kleinman   +9 more
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Scleroderma esophagus

Dysphagia, 1990
Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) is a connective tissue disorder characterized by thickening and fibrosis of the skin and visceral involvement that may include the heart, lungs, kidneys, and gastrointestinal tract. At least 40-50% of patients with scleroderma experience esophageal symptoms such as heartburn and dysphagia, while up to 90% of patients ...
Donald O. Castell, Sam R. Fulp
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Carcinoma of the Esophagus

New England Journal of Medicine, 1958
AN experience with 335 cases of carcinoma of the esophagus forms the background but not the basis for this report. Rather, it seems more reasonable to examine smaller successive groups of cases to reflect more accurately changing concepts in management.
Ferdinand A. Salzman   +2 more
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Esophagus Benign Diseases of the Esophagus

2008
The esophagus is a muscular tube lined with nonkeratinizing squamous epithelium that starts as a continuation of the pharynx and ends as the cardia of the stomach. The esophagus is fixed only at its upper and lower ends, the upper end being firmly attached to the cricoid cartilage and the lower end to the diaphragm. This lack of fixation throughout its
C. Daniel Smith, David A. McClusky
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Papillomatosis of the Esophagus

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 1996
Esophageal papillomas are rare. Both local irritation as by gastroesophageal reflux and infections with human papillomavirus (HPV) have been implicated as etiological factors. We here describe a 28-year-old female patient with massive esophageal papillomatosis.
M. Folvik   +5 more
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