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Congenital esophageal stenosis caused by tracheobronchial remnants: a case report
We describe a case of congenital esophageal stenosis in which the patient underwent ineffective balloon dilatation twice and eventually required surgery. The case was initially misdiagnosed as achalasia.
Zhihong Gao +3 more
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Five Advances for Benign Foregut Surgery in the Last 50 Years
World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
David I. Watson +3 more
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Predominant Symptom in Gastroparesis: Relationships to Quality of Life, Treatments, and Outcome
In patients with gastroparesis, the most common predominant symptoms were nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Impaired QOL varied with patients' predominant symptom, with abdominal pain associated with poorer QOL. Over 48 weeks, GSCI improved ≥ 1 in a minority of patients, more often in patients with predominant symptoms of nausea and bloating, less ...
Henry P. Parkman +16 more
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Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplantation: Where We Stand Today
ABSTRACT Intestinal and multivisceral transplantation has evolved from an experimental to a life‐saving procedure for children and adults with complications of gut failure (GF). Suboptimal long‐term outcomes of transplant elicit recent advances in surgical and medical gut rehabilitation along with the introduction of glucagon‐like peptide‐2 (GLP‐2 ...
Mohamed Maklad +5 more
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Acute Gastric Hypomotility Following Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation
Background Catheter ablation has become a standard therapeutic strategy for atrial fibrillation (AF), with pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) commonly achieved using cryoballoon ablation (CBA) or radiofrequency ablation (RFA). Although CBA is associated with fewer severe complications and shorter procedural times, collateral injury to adjacent structures ...
Naoto Takahashi +6 more
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Rescue pyloroplasty for refractory delayed gastric emptying following esophagectomy
Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) following esophagectomy is a debilitating complication. Rarely, failure of postoperative endoscopic therapy may necessitate rescue pyloroplasty (rPP).
Conway, R Gregory +4 more
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Background Ectopic biliary drainage is a rare congenital anomaly on which we have scarce data in the current literature. Methods The data were collected from the records of 400 endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP).
Ustundag Yucel +2 more
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Pediatric liver transplantation (LT) with large‐for‐size (LFS) grafts frequently necessitates open abdomen (OA) management due to donor–recipient graft size mismatch, increasing the risk of delayed closure and frequently requires the use of permanent prosthetic materials, together compounding the risk of postoperative infection.
Michael Gurevich +10 more
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ABSTRACT Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are common in CHARGE syndrome, but their frequency and characteristics remain poorly documented due to the complex nature of CHARGE syndrome. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of GI issues in CHARGE syndrome and their impact on quality of life (QoL).
Annie Kakamousias, Kim Blake
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Pyloroplasty may reduce weight loss 1 year after esophagectomy
SUMMARYWeight loss after esophagectomy is common and is associated with unfavorable prognosis. However, the clinical features and surgical methods that influence postesophagectomy weight loss are not well characterized. This study aims to determine those
N Yoshida +11 more
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