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161 SYMPTOM IMPROVEMENT AFTER GASTRIC PER-ORAL ENDOSCOPIC MYOTOMY DOES NOT MATCH GASTRIC EMPTYING TIMES: RESULTS OF A PROSPECTIVE STUDY [PDF]

, 2020
Samuel Han, Sailaja Pisipati, Jennifer M. Kolb, Mihir S. Wagh   +3 more
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Contributions of biarticular myogenic components to the limitation of the range of motion after immobilization of rat knee joint [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Muscle atrophy caused by immobilization in the shortened position is characterized by a decrease in the size or cross-sectional area (CSA) of myofibers and decreased muscle length.
Akira Ito, Haruhiko Akiyama, Hiroshi Kuroki, Hirotaka Iijima, Junichi Tajino, Momoko Nagai, Shoki Yamaguchi, Tomoki Aoyama, Xiangkai Zhang   +8 more
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Transesophageal pulmonary lobectomy with single transthoracic port assistance: study with survival assessment in a porcine model [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Thoracoscopic pulmonary lobectomy is being performed in an increasing number of patients. The aims of the current study were to assess natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) as an alternative to transthoracic ...
Ferreira, Aníbal, Miranda, Alice, Pinto, Jorge Correia, Pinto, João Moreira, Rolanda, Carla   +4 more
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Novel blunt dissection forceps for tunnel creation during peroral endoscopic myotomy [PDF]

, 2022
Yuan Gao, Liansong Ye, Jiang Du, Jia Xie, Qiongying Zhang, Bing Hu   +5 more
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Treatment of achalasia: the short-term response to botulinum toxin injection seems to be independent of any kind of pretreatment

BMC Gastroenterology, 2002
Background It has been suggested that intrasphincteric injection of botulinum toxin (BTX) may represent an alternative therapy to balloon dilatation in achalasia. The aim of the present study was to test the effectiveness of botulinum toxin injections in
Meining A, Rösch T, Weigert N, Frimberger E, Born P, Storr M, Classen M, Allescher HD   +7 more
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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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Flexible endoscopic treatment of Zenker’s diverticulum: a retrospective study in a single center from Turkey [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy
Background/Aims: We aimed to contribute to the literature by sharing the findings of patients treated by cricopharyngeal myotomy with a flexible endoscopic septal division.
Kerem Kenarli, Bülent Ödemiş
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A Case of a Giant Epiphrenic Esophageal Diverticulum

Acta Medica Bulgarica, 2020
The esophageal diverticula are divided into pharyngoesophageal, parabronchial and epiphrenic. They could also be divided into congenital and acquired, true and false, pulsion and traction.
Yankov G., Mekov E., Kovacheva M., Vladimirov B., Petkov R.   +4 more
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From the Chair: Overview [PDF]

, 2013
Honor Roll! Congratulations to the faculty, staff, residents and fellows here at Jefferson. We have achieved a distinction obtained by less than 0.5% of all American hospitals – this July we were notified that we have joined the U.S.News & World Report ...

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NOViSE: a virtual natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery simulator [PDF]

, 2016
Purpose: Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) is a novel technique in minimally invasive surgery whereby a flexible endoscope is inserted via a natural orifice to gain access to the abdominal cavity, leaving no external scars.
Barrow, A, Bello, F, Hald, N, Korzeniowski, P, Sodergren, M   +4 more
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