Management of ingested foreign bodies is a common clinical encounter. Complications of this pathology are dependent on a patient's age, the nature and localization of the foreign body, the presence of ...
A new procedure can now treat esophageal perforations (holes in the esophagus) when caught early, therefore greatly reducing mortality rates. These holes in the esophagus can occur when undergoing ...
Udupi: Kasturba Hospital in Manipal has made a significant advancement in the treatment of esophageal perforation. Recently, an elderly patient was admitted to the medical gastroenterology unit with a ...
Management of ingested foreign bodies is a common clinical encounter. Complications of this pathology are dependent on a patient's age, the nature and localization of the foreign body, the presence of ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . These full-thickness tears of the esophagus typically occur after violent vomiting and retching, Mergener said.
A man ended up with a torn esophagus after eating an extremely spicy pepper. What's False The heat from the pepper did not burn a hole in his throat. In October 2016, a story cropped up about a ...
Background A 62-year-old obese, diabetic female underwent endoscopic esophageal injection of botulinum toxin type A (Botox ®; Allergan, Irvine, CA) for achalasia. The patient presented to her ...
A rigid esophagoscopy is a medical procedure that uses a tube-like instrument with a lens and light to view the inside of the food pipe, known as the esophagus. Rigid esophagoscopy can detect tumors, ...
A new procedure can now treat esophageal perforations (holes in the esophagus) when caught early, therefore greatly reducing mortality rates. These holes in the esophagus can occur when undergoing ...