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Esophageal stricture assessment by esophagogram: A pictorial review of differential diagnosis
(HCPA/FAMED/UFRGS, 2019)
ENDOSCOPIC INTRASPHINCTERIC INJECTION OF BOTULINUM TOXIN FOR THE TREATMENT OF ACHALASIA
(LIPPINCOTT-RAVEN PUBL, 1995)
Three patients with achalasia were treated with endoscopic injection of botulinum toxin (BoTx). BoTx (80 U) was injected via a sclerotherapy needle into the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). One patient complained of ...
Effect of bolus volume on proximal esophageal contractions of patients with Chagas` disease and patients with idiopathic achalasia
(WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, 2010)
Chagas` disease and idiopathic achalasia patients have similar impairment of distal esophageal motility. In Chagas` disease, the contractions occurring in the distal esophageal body are similar after wet or dry swallows. ...
Manejo actual de la acalasia del esófago: revisión crítica y experiencia clínica
(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2002)
Barrett`s esophagus (BE) and carcinoma in the esophageal stump (ES) after esophagectomy with gastric pull-up in achalasia patients: A study based on 10 years follow-up
(SPRINGER, 2008)
Background: Subtotal esophagectomy and gastric pull-up with cervical anastomosis is the main treatment for advanced achalasia. This surgical technique has been associated to esophagitis and also Barrett`s epithelium following ...
Obesity and symptomatic achalasia
(F D-communications Inc, 2005-05-01)
Weight loss is a frequent finding in achalasia because of the difficulty in swallowing. Although manometric findings compatible with achalasia have been found in morbidly obese patients, all of them were asymptomatic. The ...
Esophageal achalasiaAcalasia esofágica
(Instituto de Cirugía de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Austral de Chile y el Servicio de Cirugía del Hospital Clínico Regional de Valdivia, 2018)
Resultados preliminares de la esofagomiotomía por video laparoscopia en pacientes con acalasia esofágica: Preliminary results in 19 patients
(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2001)
Novas técnicas ambulatoriais para avaliação da motilidade esofágica e sua aplicação no estudo do megaesôfago
(Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões, 2008-06-01)
Brazilian surgeons deal routinely with esophageal motility disorders, because achalasia is highly prevalent in Brazil due to Chagas' disease. In the last years new technologies for the evaluation of esophageal motility ...
PIK3CA mutations are frequent in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma associated with chagasic megaesophagus and are associated with a worse patient outcome
(2018-12-29)
Background: Chronic diseases such as chagasic megaesophagus (secondary to Chagas' disease) have been suggested as etiological factors for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; however, the molecular mechanisms involved are ...