Esophageal Diseases

01/01/2010 - "Future use of PDT in esophageal disease depends on the development of improved dosimetry and patient selection to optimize treatment outcomes, while minimizing adverse events and complications."
12/01/2003 - "This article represents an extensive survey of literature to review the experience gained with PDT and to assess its clinical value in the management of esophageal diseases."
06/01/2006 - "An extensive review of the use of photodynamic therapy (PDT) for esophageal disease has recently been published elsewhere [Wolfsen HC. "
01/01/2013 - "We describe the history of PDT, mechanics, photosensitizers for PDT in patients with esophageal disease. "

07/01/1991 - "In 15 of the 18 episodes of the esophageal disease, there was complete loss of symptoms within 2 wk. Only three of the 15 patients responding to foscarnet therapy had a relapse of their esophageal disease. "
07/01/1991 - "Foscarnet is an effective therapy for CMV disease of the gastrointestinal tract, with rapid resolution of clinical symptoms, long-term remission of esophageal disease, and shorter disease-free periods for CMV colitis."

01/01/1987 - "[Evaluation of the efficacy of the dispensary treatment of patients with chronic esophageal diseases (based on the data from a 10-year dynamic observation)]."

01/01/1998 - "Our experience of this case suggests that primary closure for defects in both the aorta and the esophagus is the best option when the defects are small, and that the possibility of an AEF must be considered in patients with midthoracic pain or hematemesis, even if there is no history of thoracic aortic aneurysm, foreign body ingestion, trauma, or esophageal disease."

07/01/2013 - "The effectiveness of the elimination dietary therapy supports the conceptual definition of EoE as an antigen/immune-mediated esophageal disease. "
11/01/2014 - "Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic, immune/antigen-mediated esophageal disease affecting both children and adults. "
06/01/2014 - "Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an increasingly recognized immune antigen-mediated esophageal disease found in both children and adults. "
01/01/2014 - "Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is defined as a chronic immune/antigen-mediated esophageal disease characterized by clinical symptoms of esophageal dysfunction and histologically by eosinophil-predominant infiltration of the esophagus mucosa. "
07/01/2013 - "The conceptual definition of EoE is a chronic, immune/antigen-mediated esophageal disease characterized clinically by symptoms related to esophageal dysfunction and histologically by eosinophil-predominant inflammation. "

12/01/2011 - "The aim of our study was to review our experience with self-expanding metal, plastic, and hybrid stents in the treatment of esophageal disease on a thoracic surgical service. "
01/01/2008 - "Recently, self-expanding plastic stents (SEPSs) have been proposed for the treatment of benign esophageal disease. "
06/01/2007 - "Self-expanding Polyflex plastic stents in esophageal disease: various indications, complications, and outcomes."
11/13/2005 - "In the recent years, self-expandable plastic stents are available, too, offering new alternatives in the palliative treatment of esophageal diseases. "
06/28/2008 - "The development of the polyflex stent, which is a removable self expanding plastic stent, allows temporary stent insertion for benign esophageal disease and possibly for patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy prior to esophagectomy. "

01/01/2009 - "The computed tomography and barium swallow findings are presented as well as a differential diagnosis of infectious esophageal diseases."
11/01/1981 - "Current methods to evaluate patients with esophageal disease include barium swallow with fluoroscopy, which is useful in demonstrating structural defects. "
01/01/1989 - "In 3 patients (one with esophageal disease), with a hiatus hernia prior to surgery, despite immediate postoperative reduction, the barium swallow examination done for this study revealed recurrent hiatus hernia but no GER. "
05/01/1990 - "During a 7-month interval, six men at risk for AIDS underwent barium esophagography because of persistent symptoms of esophageal disease. "
11/01/1982 - "These include trained personnel, use of fluoroscopy, a cooperative patient with a single-, smooth, radiopaque foreign body lodged in the esophagus and a barium esophagogram with negative results for total obstruction and underlying esophageal disease."

07/01/2000 - "The aim of this study was to determine the outcome of patients with HIV-associated esophageal disease refractory to empiric antifungal therapy, both before and after the introduction of protease inhibitors. "
07/01/2000 - "Protease inhibitors have had a positive impact on the outcome of HIV-associated esophageal disease."
07/01/2000 - "Natural history of HIV-associated esophageal disease in the era of protease inhibitor therapy."

10/01/1984 - "The effects of the preoperative adjuvant therapies were investigated in these patients, and the following results were obtained: A marked histological effect, according to the Guide Lines in Clinical and Pathologic Studies for Carcinoma of the Esophagus (Japanese Society for Esophageal Diseases, 1976) was found in 47.4% of the radiotherapy plus FT-207 group, 39.1% of the group receiving radiotherapy alone and 28.6% of the group receiving radiotherapy plus PEP or BLM. "

01/17/1996 - "Silicone breast implants and sclerodermalike esophageal disease in breast fed infants."
09/14/1994 - "Sclerodermalike esophageal disease in children of mothers with silicone breast implants."
09/14/1994 - "Sclerodermalike esophageal disease in children of mothers with silicone breast implants."
09/14/1994 - "Sclerodermalike esophageal disease in children of mothers with silicone breast implants."
09/14/1994 - "Sclerodermalike esophageal disease in children of mothers with silicone breast implants."

10/01/2015 - "A recently available, low profile, fully covered metal stent with symmetrical flares (FCMSF) may offer improved resistance to migration in esophageal disease. "
06/01/2008 - "The main objective of this study is to evaluate our initial experience with Polyflex expandable stents in the treatment of esophageal disease from two institutions. "
02/16/2015 - "Clinical outcomes of self-expandable stent placement for benign esophageal diseases: A pooled analysis of the literature."
04/01/2013 - "This review provides an overview of indications, techniques, and management of complications of stents in malignant and benign esophageal disease."
01/01/2013 - "A total of 214 patients with benign esophageal diseases undergoing endoscopic stent removal. "

12/01/2003 - "The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophagectomy for the treatment of benign and malignant esophageal disease. "
04/01/2003 - "The study group consisted of nine patients with underlying esophageal disease severe enough to warrant esophagectomy. "
11/01/2013 - "These findings highlight the importance of increased awareness of the potential progression to esophagectomy during repeated procedural interventions for benign esophageal disease. "
11/01/2013 - "The reasons why some patients with benign esophageal diseases require esophagectomy remain poorly understood. "
06/01/2013 - "The greater the diagnostic delay, the more the destruction of the esophageal wall especially in the case of septic esophageal disease, thus the stronger the argument for esophagectomy if anatomically and/or oncologically possible."

08/01/2003 - "Severe complications in advanced esophageal cancer treated with radiotherapy after intubation of esophageal stents: a questionnaire survey of the Japanese Society for Esophageal Diseases."
12/01/2009 - "Thus it is probably helpful in judging esophageal diseases and delineating gross tumor target of esophageal carcinomas in modern radiotherapy."
10/01/1984 - "The effects of the preoperative adjuvant therapies were investigated in these patients, and the following results were obtained: A marked histological effect, according to the Guide Lines in Clinical and Pathologic Studies for Carcinoma of the Esophagus (Japanese Society for Esophageal Diseases, 1976) was found in 47.4% of the radiotherapy plus FT-207 group, 39.1% of the group receiving radiotherapy alone and 28.6% of the group receiving radiotherapy plus PEP or BLM. "

11/15/2007 - "For the treatment of benign esophageal diseases, both VATS and mini-incision thoracotomy are safe and effective. "
11/15/2007 - "To compare video-assisted thoracis surgery (VATS) and mini-incision thoracotomy for the treatment of benign esophageal diseases. "
11/15/2007 - "[Comparison of VATS and mini-incision thoracotomy for the treatment of benign esophageal diseases]."
04/01/1964 - "IMMEDIATE MORBIDITY AFTER THORACOTOMY FOR ESOPHAGEAL DISEASE."
02/01/1995 - "Twelve patients with benign and malignant esophageal diseases were treated by transhiatal esophagectomy, without thoracotomy, using abdominal-mediastinal dissection conducted by videolaparoscopy. "

01/01/2012 - "Median length of stay (LOS) was significantly less in patients who underwent MIE compared with open esophagectomy (7.5 vs. 14 days, p < 0.05). Finally, there was a trend toward improvement in median LOS in the 30 patients who underwent MIE during the most recent time period compared with the initial 17 patients who underwent MIE (7.5 vs. 10 days, p = 0.05) Our results support the continued safe use of esophagectomy for selected esophageal diseases, including malignancy. "
10/01/2015 - "In esophageal disease group, the procedure and OLV duration, postoperative ventilation time and length of stay (LOS) were the longest among the groups, and the number of cases developing postoperative atelectasis was greater than that in diaphragmatic hernia and pulmonary disease groups. "