It still remains controversial whether simple obesity, as measured by the body mass index (BMI), is an independent risk factor for Barrett's esophagus (BE). Recent studies have shown abdominal obesity, as defined by the waist circumference (WC) and the waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), to be a risk factor for BE, independent of the BMI, with the association between BMI and BE being no longer observed a...

Barrett’s esophagus is a complication of gastroesophageal reflux disease and is a manifestation of chronic tissue injury. It is characterized by the presence of intestinal metaplasia in an esophagus lined with cardiac-type mucosa; alternatively described as a columnar-lined esophagus with intestinal metaplasia or Barrett’s mucosal. When present, the abnormal mucosa confers a more than 30 to125-...

We report a case of unexpected ventilatory impairment that occurred during per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) under general anesthesia. A 73-year-old woman underwent POEM for Jackhammer esophagus. The patient developed hypercarbia, pneumoperitoneum, and severe subcutaneous emphysema during the operation. Although she was treated with abdominal paracentesis, it became difficult to ventilate her ...

Abstract Background The esophagus involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is very common yet underestimated due to the lack of suitable screening tools. This study aims explore usefulness ultrasound (US) assessment and identify its relationship with clinical CT manifestations. Methods We performed transabdominal esophageal US 38 SSc patients controls. parameters including abdominal length, wall...

introduction: although surgery is the corner stone of treatment for esophageal cancer, there have been widespread efforts to find new methods of treatment .therefore, neoadjuant crt certainly increases the rate of resectability and 3 years survival .in our research, we reviewed effects of neoadjuant rct on short-term complications and hospital mortalities. materials & methods: 114 cases of esop...

Traumatic digestive perforation is the pathological opening of wall a hollow organ tract (esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large rectum, and extrahepatic bile ducts) following trauma. Injuries to viscera, especially from trauma, have been known since antiquity. Aristotle recognized that slight blow can cause an intestinal injury. Perforation sphere results in peritonitis, which this case co...

Esophagectomy is the appropriate treatment for patients with resectable esophageal cancer. In common with conventional surgeries, controversy exists about what is the best approach and extent of the dissection. For many years, the procedure of choice for the incision has been the Ivor Lewis procedure, later modified. The tumor is resected through a right thoracotomy combined with a laparotomy w...

Salivary gland choriostoma is defined as a tumor-like growth of otherwise normal salivary gland found in an abnormal location. It has been reported in the head and neck regions but there are very few reports of its presence in the gastrointestinal tract [1,2]. To our knowledge, it has been reported in the jejunal [3], sigmoid colon [4], rectal [5,6], and perianal regions [7], but there is no re...