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Radiological evaluation of esophageal function in dysphagia with special emphasis on achalasia [PDF]

, 2008
In idiopathic achalasia, degeneration of the inhibitory innervation of the esophageal smooth muscle results in absence of primary peristalsis and in incomplete relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES).
Andersson, Mats
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Peroral endoscopic myotomy for complex achalasia and the POEM difficulty score: An update

DEN Open
Objectives We present an update on the (peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) difficulty score [PDS] by introducing a novel knife with waterjet functionality.
Carmen Ching Hui Yee, Michael Youssef, Matthew Woo, Robert Bechara   +3 more
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Efectividad de la miotomía de aductores y tenotomía de psoasiliaco en la prevención de la luxación de cadera en la parálisis cerebral espástica [PDF]

, 1995
Se evaluaron 208 pacientes con parálisis cerebral infantil espástica, sin retardo mental, con potencia de marcha; la edad osciló entre los 16 meses y los 13 años de edad con un promedio de 5 años.
Deseada, G., Fernández Palazzi, F., Medina B., J. R.   +2 more
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Endoscopic Cricopharyngeal Myotomy [PDF]

Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2003
Peter C, Belafsky, Jan, Speirs
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A Posterior Interosseous Nerve Syndrome Associated With Spontaneous Rupture of the Extensor Pollicis Longus Tendon [PDF]

, 2010
Posterior interosseous nerve entrapment syndrome and spontaneous rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon are rare conditions. The authors describe the bizarre combination of a spontaneous rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon in a 82-year-
Almeida, MA, Casal, D, Moniz, P, Videira e Castro, J   +3 more
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Cricopharyngeal myotomy.

Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie, 1983
Cricopharyngeal myotomy has been used in the treatment of pharyngoesophageal diverticulum and various neurogenic, myogenic and myoneurogenic disorders. An appreciable number of patients with pseudobulbar palsy due to cerebrovascular accidents and patients with idiopathic hypertrophy of the cricopharyngeal muscle will greatly benefit from this procedure.
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Using 3D Imaging to Preoperatively Plan Facelift Procedures for the Lower Third of the Face and Neck

Cosmetics
The pursuit of youth and attractiveness is a fundamental desire in contemporary society. For many individuals, the appearance of visible signs of aging, such as skin laxity, gravitational changes in facial and neck soft tissues, and loss of harmonious ...
Anastasiya S. Borisenko, Valentin I. Sharobaro, Alexey E. Avdeev, Nigora S. Burkhonova, Anastasiya O. Fisun   +4 more
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Endoscopic management of Zenker’s diverticulum

International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention
Zenker’s diverticulum (ZD) is a pulsion-type hypopharyngeal pseudodiverticulum that develops through Killian’s triangle. The treatment of symptomatic ZD of variable sizes involves cricopharyngeal myotomy.
Rami El-Abiad, Romina Roshanshad, Mouen Khashab   +2 more
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Clinical outcomes of D-POEM for epiphrenic diverticula: An international multicenter experience of full-thickness septotomy versus submucosal tunneling

International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention
Background : Esophageal epiphrenic diverticulum (ED) is a pulsion diverticulum of the distal esophagus that arises from elevated lower esophageal sphincter pressure.
Abel Joseph, Do Hoon Kim, Dennis Yang, Soo-Young Hwang, Raymond Eunho Kim, Mohammad Al-Haddad, Peter V. Draganov, William King, Allison Im, Aileen Bui, Andrew Li, Joo Ha Hwang   +11 more
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Functional bowel disease : a challenging frontier in gastroenterology [PDF]

, 1999
The last 30 years have seen incredible advances in the science and practice of gastroenterology and hepatology. In the 1970s, the fiberoptic endoscopic revolution facilitated the visualization of the mucosa of a large segment of the gastrointestinal ...
Camilleri, Michael
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