lower esophageal ringSchatzki ringstreatmentOBJECTIVE. Symptomatic lower esophageal (Schatzki) rings are one of the most common causes of dysphagia and esophageal food impaction. Although these rings are often diagnosed fluoroscopically, patients are typically referred for dilation procedures performed by a...
446 FLIP Measurements of Esophagogastric Junction Distensibility at Opening and Schatzki Diameter (13mm) Distinguishes Treatment Outcomes Following PerOral... This case involves a 16-year-old girl who had congenital hypoplastic left heart syndrome and underwent a Fontan procedure at the age of 1.7 ...
Fourteen patients remain asymptomatic with a mean follow-up of 46 months after the first treatment. Three patients required a second incision and they have been asymptomatic for more than 24 months. There was one mild bleeding episode. Endoscopic electrosurgical incision of the Schatzki ring is an...
Schatzki ringSummary A Schatzki ring is a submucosal, fibrotic thickening located at the gastroesophageal junction. Endoscopic treatment traditionally involves disruption of the ring. Many approaches have been described including bougies, balloons, biopsies, and diathermic monopolar incision. While all of ...
Lower esophageal (Schatzki's) ring: pathogen- esis, diagnosis and therapy. Dig Dis 1996; 14: 323-329 S- Editor Tian L L- Editor Kerr C E- Editor Ma WHDevault KR. Lower esophageal (Schatzki's) ring: pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy. Dig Dis Sci. 1996;14:323-9....
treatment of Schatzki's ring, and the letter to the editor by Min-ocha.2 In 1987, we published a series of 17 patients with severe intermittent dysphagia due to Schatzki's ring.3 All patients underwent an endoscopic electrosurgical radial incision of the ring with a needle-knife sphincter...
Conrad R. Lam M.D.Rodman E. Taber M.D.Eduardo Arciniegas M.D. by invitationThe Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2000.02469.xYoung, Michele A.Akins, Rodney L.Mumtaz, RushdaRamirez, Francisco C.Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology | ACG
www.amjgastro.com, *2007 Journal Citation Report (Thomson Reuters, 2008)doi:10.1016/S0002-9270(00)01261-2Michele A. YoungRodney L. AkinsRushda MumtazFrancisco C. RamirezElsevier Inc.American Journal of Gastroenterology