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High-resolution esophageal manometry in patients with achalasia
Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова, 2021 Introduction. At present, high-resolution esophageal manometry is the «gold standard» for the diagnosis of esophageal achalasia, based on the determination of the integrated relaxation pressure of the lower esophageal sphincter, the value of which in the
A. A. Smirnov +4 more
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Pharyngeal motility in patients submitted to type I thyroplasty
Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2021 Introduction: Type 1 thyroplasty is performed to improve glottis closure as well as dysphagic symptoms in patients with unilateral vocal fold immobility. Objectives: This study aims to compare the motility of the pharynx and upper esophageal sphincter in
Bruno Rezende Pinna +2 more
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2006 Objetivou-se avaliar as alterações do esfíncter superior esofágico pela eletromanometria em 37 pacientes portadores da forma clínica indeterminada da doença de Chagas. Foram encontrados 18 (48,6%) pacientes portadores de ondas sincrônicas.
Eduardo Crema +5 more
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Embedded Fish Bone in the Upper Esophageal Sphincter that Was Localized and Removed Using Ultrasonography-guided Surgery [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research, 2019 The prevalence of people presenting with fish bone foreign body (FFB) is high in Asian countries, including Korea, and coastal areas around the world. Pointed linear-shaped FFBs are common in the oral cavity and upper esophageal sphincter, whereas large ...
Gil Chai Lim +3 more
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Esophageal achalasia in a two-year-old boy [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2020 Introduction. Esophageal achalasia is a neurodegenerative motility disorder, which is characterized by ineffective or absent esophageal peristalsis and the lack of hypertonic lower esophageal sphincter relaxation.
Savić Đorđe +4 more
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Endoscopy International Open, 2023 Background and study aims The endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFRT) device (FTRD) has been shown to have acceptable outcomes in regard to efficacy and safety in the resection of colorectal lesions. Data on its use in the upper gastrointestinal tract
Jan-Erick Nilsson +2 more
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Endoscopic Management of Dysphagia
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2021 Dysphagia is difficulty in swallowing that can be caused by a number of disorders that involve either the oropharynx or the esophagus. Specific endoscopic treatment for dysphagia depends on its etiology, whether the dysphagia is caused by mechanical ...
Min Ji Kim, Yang Won Min
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American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology, 2019 Reza Shaker, Ivan Lang, Bidyut Medda
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Characteristics of Cricopharyngeal Dysphagia After Ischemic Stroke [PDF]
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2018 ObjectiveTo evaluate the characteristics of cricopharyngeal dysfunction (CPD), the frequency, and correlation with a brain lesion in patients with first-ever ischemic stroke, and to provide basic data for developing a therapeutic protocol for dysphagia ...
Hyuna Yang +3 more
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Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2004 Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is a progressive degenerative skeletal muscle disease leading to weakening and atrophy of both proximal and distal muscles. Dysphagia is reported in up to 86% of IBM patients.
Louis WC Liu +2 more
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