Su1497 Characteristic Endoscopic Findings of Achalasia Without Esophageal DilatationBackground In healthy subjects, after a deep inspiration, usually the lower esophagus opens and the esophageal palisade vessels (EPVs) become visible. However, in patients with achalasia, the full extent of the EPVs ...
45 Although the presence of the granulomas is conclusive for the diagnosis, these are identified in fewer than 33% of patients in most series. Confirmed Crohn's disease of the gastrointestinal tract or the presence of radiographic or endoscopic findings of diffuse inflammation involving the stomach...
Site of myotomy: Anterior myotomy It needs to be emphasized that myotomy is always anterior in LHM but can be either anterior or posterior in POEM. Anterior myotomy has been proposed to reduce reflux in a metanalysis which also corroborates with findings of a large multi-center trial suggesting...
However, more research is necessary to determine the safety and effectiveness of these procedures in the long term for patients who have undergone them. Key Words: Achalasia; Per-oral endoscopic myotomy; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Transoral incisionless fundoplication; Peroral endoscopic ...
Esophagographic findings were reviewed to determine the length and caliber of stenosis in the esophagogastric channel. Dynamic images of ETS were evaluated on time-activity curves. Changes in the clinical symptom score were evaluated. Statistical analyses of esophagography and ETS before and after ...
Meglumine diatrizoate esophagogram after peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM): identification of imaging findings associated with clinical complications and longer hospital stayPeroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM)AchalasiaEsophageal motility disordersEsophageal perforationMeglumine diatrizoate esophagogram...
Objectives: This retrospective study aimed to compare treatment outcomes and postoperative courses, including the incidence of esophageal cancer (EC), according to disease types, in 450 achalasia patients who underwent peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM). Methods: Data from consecutive POEM proce...
These factors and others significantly influence the indications and findings of gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures performed in Egypt. Aim We aimed to evaluate the clinico-demographic data, indications, and endoscopic findings in Egyptian patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures in ...
Patients of either sex, older than 18 years of age, with a suspected diagnosis of esophageal achalasia based on upper endoscopy, barium esophagogram, and clinical evaluation findings and confirmed through high-resolution manometry were included in the study. Patients that presented with any pathology...
EUS-FNA/FNB should be performed when the results of the tissue diagnosis may change the choice of treatment. The selection of surgical procedure and plan may be changed according to the findings of histology. For the accurate diagnosis of SELs, it is important to obtain a sufficient amount of...