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Ten Initial Cases of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Treatment of Esophageal Motility Disorders at Okayama University Hospital [PDF]

, 2018
Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for treatment of esophageal motility disorders has recently been reported to be highly effective and less invasive than other treatment.
Harada, Keita, Hiraoka, Sakiko, Inokuchi, Toshihiro, Kato, Ryo, Okada, Hiroyuki, Sugihara, Yuusaku, Takahara, Masahiro, Takashima, Shiho, Takei, Daisuke, Yamasaki, Yasushi, Yamauchi, Kenji   +10 more
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The treatment of achalasia patients with esophageal varices: an international study [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Treatment options for achalasia include endoscopic and surgical techniques that carry the risk of esophageal bleeding and perforation. The rare coexistence of esophageal varices has only been anecdotally described and treatment is presumed to
Bredenoord, Aj, Gyawali, Cp, Holloway, Rh, Magee, C, Pesce, M, Pioche, M, Quader, F, Roman, S, Sanagapalli, S, Sarnelli, G, Savarino, E, Sweis, R   +11 more
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Robot-assisted Heller myotomy for achalasia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2019
Achalasia is a rare neuromuscular esophageal disorder in children. There are many surgical options to treatment including botulinum toxin (Botox) injections, oral pharmacologic therapies with nitrates and calcium channel blockers, pneumatic dilation (PD),
Giulia Fusi, Francesco Molinaro, Francesco Ferrara, Edoardo Bindi, Chiara Pellegrino, Chiara Calani, Mario Messina, Rossella Angotti   +7 more
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Laparoscopic diverticulectomy with the aid of intraoperative gastrointestinal endoscopy to treat epiphrenic diverticulum

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2016
Objective: Most researchers believe that the presence of large epiphrenic diverticulum (ED) with severe symptoms should lead to the consideration of surgical options.
Lei Yu, Ji-xiang Wu, Xiao-hong Chen, Yun-Feng Zhang, Ji Ke   +4 more
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Complete endoscopic closure (clipping) of a large esophageal perforation after pneumatic dilation in a patient with achalasia [PDF]

, 2012
The risk of esophageal perforation following endoscopic balloon dilation for achalasia is in the range of 1 and 5% with a mortality rate of 1-20%. Perforations need to be recognized early and, if reasonable, an immediate endoscopic repair should be ...
Antonellis, F, Coda, S, Francioni, F, Trentino, P, Tsagkaropulos, S   +4 more
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Robotic Heller myotomy

Mini-invasive Surgery, 2020
Achalasia is a neurodegenerative disorder of the esophagus of unknown etiology, which affects motility, causing symptoms such as progressive dysphagia with liquids then solids, heartburn, regurgitation, odynophagia, weight loss, nocturnal cough, and chest pain.
Zachary W. Sollie, Alisha Z. Jiwani, Benjamin Wei   +2 more
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Dysphagia in patients with Chagas' disease and Zenker's diverticulum [PDF]

, 2010
Descrevemos dois pacientes, um do sexo feminino e outro do sexo masculino, ambos com 64 anos, que apresentavam a associação entre divertículo de Zenker e esofagopatia provocada por doença de Chagas.
CASSIANI, Rachel de Aguiar, DANTAS, Roberto Oliveira, NASCIMENTO, Weslania Viviane do   +2 more
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Multidisciplinary management of ankyloglossia in childhood. Treatment of 101 cases. A protocol [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Partial ankyloglossia is a limitation which restricts the possibility of protrusion and elevation of the tip of the tongue due to the shortness of either the lingual frenulum or the genioglossus muscles or both.
Ferrés Amat, Elvira, Ferrés Padró, Eduard, Ferrés-Amat, Eduard, Mareque Bueno, Javier, Pastor-Vera, Tomasa, Prats Armengol, Jordi   +5 more
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Intraoperative Endoscopy as Guidance for Adequate Myotomy in Laparoscopic Heller Procedure: A Rare Case Report [PDF]

, 2023
Background: Esophageal achalasia is a rare disorder characterized by the absence of lower esophageal sphincter (LES) relaxation. The cardinal symptom is progressive dysphagia.
Fuadi, Ahmad Fathi, Mahfuddin, Ahmad Za'im Muhtar   +1 more
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Peroral endoscopic myotomy achieves similar clinical response but incurs lesser charges compared to robotic heller myotomy

The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2017
Background/Aim: Several uncontrolled studies comparing peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) and Heller myotomy have demonstrated equivalent short-term efficacy and safety.
Mouen A Khashab, Vivek Kumbhari, Alan H Tieu, Mohamad H El Zein, Amr Ismail, Saowanee Ngamruengphong, Vikesh K Singh, Anthony N Kalloo, John O Clarke, Ellen M Stein   +9 more
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