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Postprandial cardiogenic syncope caused by gastric polyp-induced pyloric obstruction in an elderly woman with a giant hiatal hernia: a case report

Surgical Case Reports, 2017
Background Hiatal hernias are common. In some reports, hiatal hernias have been implicated in causing dyspnea, syncope, and heart failure. Case presentation An 82-year-old woman with a hiatal hernia was admitted to our hospital because she had ...
Hideyuki Saito, Tatsuya Miyazaki, Makoto Sohda, Makoto Sakai, Hiroaki Honjyo, Yuuji Kumakura, Tomonori Yoshida, Takehiko Yokobori, Koji Kurosawa, Hiroyuki Kuwano   +9 more
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An investigation of the progression from Barrett's esophagus to adenocarcinoma [PDF]

, 2016
Barrett's esophagus is a metaplasia of the epithelium of the lower esophagus from a normal squamous appearance to a columnar appearance more typically found in the stomach. It is normally caused by prolonged gastric reflux. While Barrett's esophagus is
Palmese, Scott Joseph
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Risk Factors for the Occurrence of Erosive Esophageal in Patients with Dyspepsia [PDF]

, 2010
Background: The prevalence of erosive esophagitis tends to increase recently. It induces higher medical expense, loss of working time, and decreases quality of life. However the study on risk factors of erosive esophagitis scarcely reported in Indonesia.
Abdullah, M. (Murdani), Setyawati, K. (Katharina), Syam, A. F. (Ari)   +2 more
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Validation of the Milan Score Using Prolonged Wireless PH Monitoring

Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
The Milan Score, a high‐resolution manometry‐derived tool, predicts pathological GERD on 96‐h wireless pH monitoring with high specificity and positive predictive value, maintaining robust discriminative performance across both typical and atypical symptom profiles and outperforming single HRM parameters as a standalone manometric parameter.
Stefano Siboni, Jiurgen Mema, Trevor McCarthy, Roberta De Maron, Matthew K. Schroeder, Marco Sozzi, Carlo Galdino Riva, Emanuele Asti, C. Prakash Gyawali   +8 more
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Evaluation of the frequency of hiatal hernia in patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal system endoscopy

Medicine Science
Obesity was identified as an essential and independent risk factor for hiatal hernia. This study focused on the frequency of hiatal hernia detection in patients who underwent upper gastrointestinal system endoscopy in our clinic. The relationship between
Ali Riza Caliskan, Sedat Cicek
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Impact of hiatal hernia on histological pattern of non-erosive reflux disease [PDF]

, 2005
Background Hiatus hernia (HH) has major pathophysiological effects favoring gastroesophageal reflux and hence contributing to esophageal mucosa injury, especially in patients with severe gastroesophageal disease.
SJ Spechler, B Avidam, A Sonnenberg, PJ Kahrilas, AJ Smout, J Dent, JA Murray, J Dent, E Rajan, AJ Tincani, MI Canto, NE Schindlbeck, RH Riddell, RH Riddell, JE Richter, HF Frierson, RC Haggitt, EM Quigley, MA Van Herawaarden, S Sloan, RK Mittal, S Sloan, H Zhu, MP Jones, JS Yeom, SJ Sontag, H Petersen   +26 more
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Cytologic Findings in Esophageal Perforation: An Institutional Experience With Pleural Fluid Specimens

Diagnostic Cytopathology, Volume 54, Issue 6, Page 429-435, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Esophageal perforation (EP) is a rare but life‐threatening condition, and most cases are due to iatrogenic causes. The rest occur spontaneously, due to malignancies, or trauma. The mortality rates can approach 50%, and delayed diagnosis of EP exacerbates patient outcomes.
Mason Marshall, Samer Khader, Sigfred Lajara, Liron Pantanowitz   +3 more
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Low-dose combined spinal-epidural anesthesia for a patient with a giant hiatal hernia who underwent urological surgery

Journal of International Medical Research, 2018
A hiatal hernia refers to herniation of the abdominal organs through the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm. A giant hiatal hernia affects digestive and cardiopulmonary function by compressing the organs.
Mi Kyeong Kim, Junoik Shin, Jeong-Hyun Choi, Hee Yong Kang   +3 more
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Advances in general surgical laparoscopy [PDF]

, 2013
Minimally invasive surgery has been with us for the past century. The lasl thirty years have seen an exponential growth in the development of laparoscopic techniques which allow major surgery to be performed through smaller incisions and less ...
Abela, Jo Etienne
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The Pathophysiology Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease [PDF]

, 2007
The incidence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), especially in Indonesia, is increasing with the change of community life-style. Also, the doctors\u27 perception in understanding clinical manifestation of GERD is alike in addition to the ...
Simadibrata, M. (Marcellus), Syam, A. F. (Ari), Waleleng, B. J. (Bradley)   +2 more
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