abstract：SUMMARY:Failure to intubate and cross esophageal tumors by endosonography is reported in as many as 30% of cases and is thought to be associated with an especially poor prognosis. The aim of this study was to audit the above in a large consecutive case series of Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) examinations for esophageal c...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Morgan MA,Twine CP,Lewis WG,Lambe R,Oliphant HE,Robinson M,Crosby TD,Roberts SA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Chemoprevention for Barrett's Esophagus Trial (CBET) was a phase IIb, multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of celecoxib in patients with Barrett's esophagus. The overall outcome of the study was that there were no significant differences in primary, secondary, or tertiary outcomes. The purpose of the ...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Shar AO,Gaudard MA,Heath EI,Forastiere AA,Yang VW,Sontag SJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a chronic complication associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease. The ICD-9-CM code used for BE, 530.2, is also used for patients with 'ulcer of the esophagus.' We aimed to determine if the ICD-9-CM code of 530.2 is reliable for identifying cases of Barrett's esophagus within database...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Jacobson BC,Gerson LB

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung and esophageal dysfunction are common in patients with connective tissue disease (CTD). Recent reports have suggested a link between pathologic gastroesophageal reflux and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) after lung transplant. Because patients with CTD have a high incidence of esophageal dysmotility and r...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Gasper WJ,Sweet MP,Golden JA,Hoopes C,Leard LE,Kleinhenz ME,Hays SR,Patti MG

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:(18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) is used for pre-treatment staging and evaluation of response to pre-operative therapy in advanced thoracic esophageal cancers. To evaluate the clinical significance of PET diagnosis of superficial thoracic esophageal cancers, FDG-PET was conducted preop...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Miyata H,Doki Y,Yasuda T,Yamasaki M,Higuchi I,Makari Y,Matsuyama J,Hirao T,Takiguchi S,Fujiwara Y,Monden M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information is sparse and contradictory in the literature regarding the role of estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) in esophageal carcinoma. This study was conducted over a period of 18 months from September 2004 with the primary aim of determining the PR, ER alpha (ERalpha) and ER beta (ERbeta) stat...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Kalayarasan R,Ananthakrishnan N,Kate V,Basu D

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of floppy Nissen fundoplication with intraoperative esophageal manometry. Between February 1992 and July 2004, there were 102 patients with sliding hiatal hernia undergoing transabdominal Nissen fundoplication. They were divided into three groups: 27 patients wer...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Lei Y,Li JY,Jiang J,Wang J,Zhang QY,Wang TY,Krasna MJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of our study is to describe patient characteristics, clinical, endoscopic, and pathologic features and management of adult eosinophilic esophagitis (EE). A retrospective review of adults with EE (20 or more eosinophils per high-power field) diagnosed between 1997 and 2006, and a systematic review of the ...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Pasha SF,DiBaise JK,Kim HJ,De Petris G,Crowell MD,Fleischer DE,Sharma VK

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Palliation of inoperable esophageal cancer with covered stents aims to relieve progressive dysphagia and improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Introducing a stent across the esophagogastric junction in lower third tumors may predispose to unchecked gastro-esophageal reflux (GER). Esophageal stents incorporat...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Power C,Byrne PJ,Lim K,Ravi N,Moore J,Fitzgerald T,Keeling PW,Reynolds JV

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this article was to analyze 40 years of experience of colon interposition in the surgical treatment of caustic esophageal strictures from the standpoints of our long-term personal experience. Colon interposition has proved to be the most suitable type of reconstruction for esophageal corrosive strictu...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Knezević JD,Radovanović NS,Simić AP,Kotarac MM,Skrobić OM,Konstantinović VD,Pesko PM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Careful scrutiny of pH recordings and symptom diaries in patients having 24-hour pH-metry reveals that most reflux episodes are asymptomatic. Although this observation is well known and long recognized, the explanation for why one reflux episode leads to symptoms and others do not is incompletely understood. Forty-fou...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Portale G,Peters J,Hsieh CC,Tamhankar A,Arain M,Hagen J,DeMeester S,DeMeester T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is primarily determined by staging. Although radiological methods have revealed lymph node metastasis preoperatively, these radiological findings cannot be correlated with pathological staging. The aim of this study was to compare the expressions of p53, vascular end...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Han U,Can OI,Han S,Kayhan B,Onal BU

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous or iatrogenic esophageal perforations are despite advances of modern surgery and intensive care medicine still potentially life-threatening events with a considerable mortality rate. Recently, encouraging results on the sealing of esophageal perforations by placement of endoluminal prostheses were reported...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Fischer A,Schrag HJ,Goos M,von Dobschuetz E,Hopt UT

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Placement of self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) for palliation of malignant stenoses at the gastroesophageal junction is often associated with stent migration and reflux symptoms. SEMS with an antireflux mechanism have been developed to overcome the latter problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and ...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Schoppmeyer K,Golsong J,Schiefke I,Mössner J,Caca K

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a specially selected cornstarch-supplemented formula on clinical symptoms, gastric emptying and weight gain in infants with regurgitation. We performed a prospective randomised trial evaluating the therapeutic efficacy of two different formula feedings (cornsta...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Chao HC,Vandenplas Y

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the axial and radial distribution of histological markers including hyperplasia of the basal cell layer, elongation of the papillae and dilatation of the intercellular spaces of the squamous epithelium in patients with nonerosive reflux disease compared to controls and to relate t...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Edebo A,Vieth M,Tam W,Bruno M,van Berkel AM,Stolte M,Schoeman M,Tytgat G,Dent J,Lundell L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dr. Herman Boerhaave (1668-1738) first described esophageal rupture and the subsequent mediastinal sepsis based upon his careful clinical and autopsy findings and hundreds of references have since been written about Boerhaave's syndrome. Several fine historical accounts of this brilliant scientist have been published ...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Adams BD,Sebastian BM,Carter J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign tumors of the esophagus are a rare but diverse group of lesions. Although non-malignant in biology, their presence can cause significant morbidity, including dysphagia, bleeding, gastrointestinal obstruction, and even asphyxiation. Diagnosis is frequently made using radiographic and endoscopic means, even in th...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Jensen EH,Klapman JB,Kelley ST

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is common in obese patients. The implications of obesity in the etiology, management and outcomes in treatment for GERD have become increasingly important due to an epidemic of obesity. The increasing prevalence of patients with both obesity and GERD merits evaluation of the appr...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Kendrick ML,Houghton SG

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most common causes of a failed Nissen fundoplication is disruption of the crural repair. We investigated the thickness of the subdiaphragmatic fascia overlying the right and left limb of the right crus in cadavers to determine any difference. Sub-diaphragmatic fascia specimens were obtained from three sites...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Tierney BJ,Iqbal A,Awad Z,Penka W,Filipi CJ,Mittal SK

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to compare the clinical results between preoperative chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery (CRT group) and surgery alone (Surgery group) by a randomized controlled study. Twenty-two patients were assigned to the CRT group and 23 to the Surgery group. A total radiation dose of 40 Gy...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Natsugoe S,Okumura H,Matsumoto M,Uchikado Y,Setoyama T,Yokomakura N,Ishigami S,Owaki T,Aikou T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of gastrectomy on the subsequent development of esophageal cancer was investigated. Duodenogastroesophageal reflux is thought to be common in patients after distal gastrectomy, but whether this contributes to the development of esophageal cancer in such patients is controversial. We retrospectively evaluate...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Hashimoto N,Inayama M,Fujishima M,Ho H,Shinkai M,Hirai N,Kawanishi K,Imano M,Shigeoka H,Imamoto H,Shiozaki H

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chagas' disease and idiopathic achalasia have similar esophageal manifestations such as absent or incomplete lower esophageal sphincter relaxation and aperistalsis in the esophageal body (alterations seen mainly in the distal esophageal body). Our aim in this paper was to study the response of the proximal esophageal ...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Ramos RI,Varrica LM,Dantas RO

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Achalasia is a disorder of esophageal motility that has been well documented for over 300 years. Despite this, the initiating factor or factors and the underlying mechanisms leading to the characteristic features of achalasia, the absence of distal esophageal peristalsis and abnormal lower esophageal sphincter relaxat...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Kraichely RE,Farrugia G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been increasing application of endoscopic ablation therapy for patients with high-grade dysplasia (HGD) and Barrett's esophagus (BE). Three cases are reported in which the patient developed adenocarcinoma of the gastric cardia after thermal ablation of HGD. A definition of BE including endoscopic abnormality...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Sampliner RE,Camargo E,Prasad AR

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recognition of the importance of early diagnosis and aggressive, definitive surgical intervention has brought about a dramatic decline in mortality related to distal esophageal perforation. In the following retrospective analysis, we have examined all cases of thoracic esophageal perforations diagnosed, consulted, and...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Kiernan PD,Sheridan MJ,Hettrick V,Vaughan B,Graling P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To find new genes involved in esophageal squamous cell carcinogenesis, we constructed custom cDNA arrays and used the arrays to compare gene expression profiles of 12 matched normal and malignant esophageal samples including seven superficial cancer tissues. The arrays represented nearly 4000 genes, including 1728 tha...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Makino H,Tajiri T,Miyashita M,Sasajima K,Anbazhagan R,Johnston J,Gabrielson E

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) was expected to improve surgical curability and prognosis for advanced esophageal cancer. However, the clinical efficacy of neoadjuvant CRT followed by esophagectomy with three-field lymphadenectomy (3FL) for initially resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) remains uncl...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Nabeya Y,Ochiai T,Matsubara H,Okazumi S,Shiratori T,Shuto K,Aoki T,Miyazaki S,Gunji Y,Uno T,Ito H,Shimada H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SUMMARY. We present a case of a 20-year-old, previously healthy, male student who presented with dysphagia secondary to mechanical esophageal obstruction that resolved spontaneously. Although our patient did not have 'classic' patient characteristics, we believe that the clinical evidence supports the conclusion that ...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Lauzon SC,Heitmiller RF

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) and thymidylate synthase (TS) are key enzymes in folate metabolism, which is essential for normal DNA methylation and synthesis. Common polymorphisms at the MTHFR nucleotides position 677 (C-T) and a 28-bp tandem repeat polymorphism (2R or 3R) in the TS promoter enhan...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Wang LD,Guo RF,Fan ZM,He X,Gao SS,Guo HQ,Matsuo K,Yin LM,Li JL

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-two patients presenting with upper or middle esophageal carcinoma after gastrectomy between 1980 and 2003 were analyzed retrospectively. Among them, there were five cases of total gastrectomy, six cases of proximal partial gastrectomy and 41 cases of distal subtotal gastrectomy. The interval between gastrectomy ...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Cheng BC,Xia J,Shao K,Mao ZF,Huang J,Wang TS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the influence of splenectomy on perioperative morbidity and mortality, as well as on the long-term survival after esophageal resection for carcinoma of the esophagus. From September 1985 to July 2003, 404 patients underwent surgery for esophageal carcinoma in our institution. Spl...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Gockel I,Kneist W,Junginger T

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two achalasia patients with former complaints of heartburn were examined. Antisecretory drugs were used by the patients when dysphagia occurred. Barium X-ray and esophageal manometry were performed and achalasia was diagnosed in both patients. Twenty-four-hour pH-metry showed significant and long-lasting acid reflux d...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Király A,Illés A,Undi S,Varga G,Kalmár K,Horváth PO

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus is a cancer with a high incidence in South Africa. We have investigated the prognostic value of telomerase activity in tumors as well as nearby normal tissue. Biopsies from 98 patients (71 men and 27 women) were analyzed using an adaptation of the TRAP assay. We found all tumor...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： van den Heever WM,Pretorius GH,Smit SJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastroesophageal reflux disease is caused predominantly by lower esophageal sphincter insufficiency. Reports suggest that it is possible to distinguish between two main mechanisms causing reflux: low basal sphincter pressure leading to free reflux, mostly occurring at night in the supine position, and increased transi...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Meining A,Fackler A,Tzavella K,Storr M,Allescher HD,Klauser A,Heldwein W

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemoradiotherapy is a multimodal therapy routinely used as a primary treatment for advanced esophageal cancer. However, it is beneficial only to patients who respond. To identify pretreatment markers predicting response and survival, we examined the expression of cell cycle regulatory molecules, p53, p21(Waf1/Cip1) c...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Nakamura T,Hayashi K,Ota M,Ide H,Takasaki K,Mitsuhashi M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detailed data on patterns of esophageal bolus transport in patients with achalasia are still lacking. To study these we applied the novel technique of multichannel intraluminal impedance measurements. Ten patients with achalasia were studied using a 16 channel system. Liquid and semisolid boluses of 10 mL were applied...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Nguyen HN,Domingues GR,Winograd R,Lammert F,Silny J,Matern S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimally invasive esophageal resection is a technically demanding procedure that may reduce patient morbidity and improve convalescence when compared with the open approach. Despite these proposed advantages, the minimally invasive approach has not been widely embraced and is routinely performed in only a few special...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Jobe BA,Reavis KM,Davis JJ,Hunter JG

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heller's esophagomyotomy relieves dysphagia but does not restore esophageal peristalsis. The myotomy may induce reflux and the addition of a 360 degrees fundoplication may be hazardous with regard to the remaining aperistaltic esophagus. The aim of this prospectively randomized clinical trial was to compare the outcom...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Falkenback D,Johansson J,Oberg S,Kjellin A,Wenner J,Zilling T,Johnsson F,Von Holstein CS,Walther B

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 63-year-old man who presented with weakness, fatigue, dehydration, confusion, abdominal pain, congestive heart failure and hypercalcemia. He expired and autopsy revealed an exulcerating carcinoma of the esophagus, invading the esophageal wall and metastasizing to the lungs, skin and lymph nodes...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Fereidooni F,Horvath E,Kovacs K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00