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Response Rate to Treatment of Achalasia Patients With Thyroid Disorders Versus Euthyroid Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study in Iran

JGH Open, Volume 9, Issue 8, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Achalasia, characterized by impaired esophageal motility, presents a challenge in diagnosis and management. Emerging evidence suggests a potential association between achalasia and thyroid disorders (TD). Understanding the prevalence and treatment response of achalasia in Iranian patients with TD compared to euthyroid counterparts ...
Alireza Mehrban, Mehdi Karimi, Fatemeh Ahmadi Hajikolaei, Mohammad Sadra Saghafi, Aydin Hassanpour Adeh, Pegah Refahi, Amir Anushiravani, Javad Mikaeli   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Laparoscopic Heller myotomy and Dor fundoplication in the same day surgery setting with a trained team and an enhanced recovery protocol

Surgery Open Science, 2019
Background: The length of stay after Heller myotomy is 1–5 days. The aim was to report feasibility of the procedure as same day surgery (SDS). Methods: Three steps of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocol: preoperatively, clear liquid diet for 24 ...
Chandni Kaushik, Madison Milhoan, Anshu Khanna, Andre Miller, Munish Chawla, Charles C. Miller, III, Farzaneh Banki   +6 more
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Esophageal and Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: Clinical Recommendations From the United European Gastroenterology and European Society for Neurogastroenterology and Motility

United European Gastroenterology Journal, Volume 13, Issue 6, Page 855-901, July 2025.
ABSTRACT Dysphagia is a prevalent symptom of the upper gastrointestinal tract causing health related consequences, impacting quality of life and is associated with global economic burden. Swallowing difficulties are classified into oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) and esophageal dysphagia.
Amir Mari, Francesco Calabrese, Andrea Pasta, Greta Lorenzon, Bas Weusten, Jutta Keller, Pierfrancesco Visaggi, Sabine Roman, Elisa Marabotto, Ram Dickman, Jordi Serra, Nicola De Bortoli, Paola Iovino, Daniel Pohl, Dan Dumitrascu, Mentore Ribolsi, Claudia Barber, Serhat Bor, Mark Fox, Rami Sweis, Vicente Lorenzo‐Zuniga, Filiz Akyuz, Matteo Ghisa, Altay Celebi, Fahmi Shibli, Rainer Dziewas, Ismail Hakkı Kalkan, Jan Tack, Pere Clavé, Silvia Carrion, Ivy Cheng, Noemi Tomsen, Omar Ortega, Sergio Marin Rubio, Nicole Pizzorni, Emilia Michou, Julie Regan, Shaheen Hamdy, Nathalie Rommel, Martina Scharitzer, Olle Ekberg, Antonio Schindler, Renee Speyer, Anna Gillman, Frank Zerbib, Edoardo V. Savarino   +45 more
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The conundrum of esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction: Answers to key clinical questions

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 1549, Issue 1, Page 5-10, July 2025.
Esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction (EGJOO) is a heterogeneous disorder characterized by abnormal esophagogastric junction pressures in the setting of intact peristalsis. The significance of this finding is highest in patients with dysphagia or chest pain, and in patients for whom there is a clinical suspicion for an achalasia variant.
Kristle Lee Lynch, C. Prakash Gyawali, Enrique Coss‐Adame, Stefano Siboni, Christopher Vélez, Abraham Khan, Pierfrancesco Visaggi, Joshua A. Sloan, Sravanya Gavini, Marco Sozzi, Justin Wu   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Total loss of the covering of a metallic stent during esophageal leak treatment

Revista de Gastroenterología de México, 2013
A 41-year-old man underwent a Heller myotomy due to achalasia. An unexpected puncture in the esophageal wall was identified during the procedure. A partially covered 15 cm stent (PSEMS) (UltraFlex) was placed at the mucosal defect. It was removed 26 days
J.J. Villarreal-Galvan, J.A. Gonzalez-Gonzalez, H.J. Maldonado Garza   +2 more
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Left atrial appendage ligation with single transthoracic port assistance : a study of survival assessment in a porcine model (with videos) [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Left atrial appendage (LAA) exclusion is a well-known procedure for the prevention of stroke in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation and contraindication to long-term oral anticoagulant therapy.
Ferreira, Aníbal, Miranda, Alice, Pinto, Jorge Correia, Pinto, João Moreira, Rolanda, Carla   +4 more
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Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) vs laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM) for the treatment of Type III achalasia in 75 patients: a multicenter comparative study

Endoscopy International Open, 2015
Background and study aims: Type III achalasia is characterized by rapidly propagating pressurization attributable to spastic contractions. Although laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM) is the current gold standard management for type III achalasia, peroral ...
Vivek Kumbhari, Alan H Tieu, Manabu Onimaru, Mohammad H. El Zein, Ezra N. Teitelbaum, Michael B. Ujiki, Matthew E. Gitelis, Rani J. Modayil, Eric S. Hungness, Stavros N. Stavropoulos, Hiro Shiwaku, Rastislav Kunda, Philip Chiu, Payal Saxena, Ahmed A. Messallam, Haruhiro Inoue, Mouen A. Khashab   +16 more
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Self-expandable metal stent placement in a child for treatment of achalasia after failed Heller myotomy

Endoscopy International Open, 2018
Background and study aims Childhood achalasia treatment remains inconclusive. What is next after myotomy failure? Repeated pneumatic-dilation put patients at greater risk of perforation with possible symptom recurrence. We report on a 12-year-old patient
Roberto Gugig, Guillermo Muñoz Jurado, Clifton Huang, Roberto Oleas, Carlos Robles-Medranda   +4 more
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Clinical management of achalasia: current state of the art

Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology, 2016
Joseph T Krill, Rishi D Naik, Michael F Vaezi Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Center for Swallowing and Esophageal Disorders, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA Abstract: Achalasia is a primary disorder of ...
Krill JT, Naik RD, Vaezi MF
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Robotic Technology in General Surgery Procedures – Including Innovative Single-Incision Cholecystectomy [PDF]

, 2013
Since their introduction some 30 years ago, laparoscopic techniques have become the standard for a number of general surgery procedures – enabling patients to enjoy less scarring, shorter hospital stays and faster recoveries.

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