In Japan over 10,000 new cases of esophageal cancer and a little less than 10,000 deaths occur annually. Carcinoma of the esophagus occurs six times more frequently in males than females, and is the sixth most common carcinoma in males. Although adenocarcinoma is the most common form (more than 50%) in North America and many western European countries, approximately 90% of esophageal carcinoma ...

O R IG IN A L A R T IC L E INTRODUCTION Gastroesophageal refl ux disease (GERD) in infancy presents significantly greater incidence in the population with associated neurological disease. There is a consensus that multifactorial events are involved in its etiopathogenesis, which makes it diffi cult to evaluate the results from treatment and to obtain adequate uniformity regarding the most appro...

Gastrointestinal (GI) duplication cysts are a rare congenital disease. They may involve any level of the alimentary tract, but they most commonly involve the ileum, esophagus, and jejunum. Gastric duplication cysts represent approximately 4-8% of GI duplication cysts, the majority of which present in early childhood. We present a rare case of adult gastric duplication cyst in a 25-year-old fema...

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract. One to three percent of GISTs occur in the esophagus. GISTs have a great potential for diffuse intra- abdominal spread and liver metastasis, which are the two most common modes of dissemination. Metastases to other sites, especially the bones and lung, are relatively rare. Never has an esophageal GIST been...

Dysphagia aortica is a rare etiology of dysphagia resulting from extrinsic compression of esophagus by thoracic aortic aneurysm or tortuosity and elongation of thoracic aorta. The clinical findings resemble those of esophageal malignancy or esophageal motility disorders. Therefore, primary diagnosis of dysphagia aortica is very difficult. We, herein, report a case of dysphagia aortica aggravate...

We report a case of patient with stage IIIb gastric cancer qualified for laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy and our first impressions about this procedure. Total gastrectomy with complete omentectomy and extended lymphadenectomy (D2) was performed laparoscopically. The intestinal continuity was restored in a Roux-en-Y mode extracorporeally through the abdominal access system. The orogastric tube ...

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), formerly named Churg-Strauss syndrome, is a rare systemic small- and medium-sized-vessel vasculitis, characterized by the presence of severe asthma as well as blood and tissue eosinophilia. Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, like diarrhea and abdominal pain, are common; however, there are few reports of histologic evidence of GI involvement. We...

PATIENT Male, 70 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Esophageal perforation Symptoms: Abdominal pain • nausea • vomiting MEDICATION - Clinical Procedure: - Specialty: Surgery. OBJECTIVE Unusual clinical course. BACKGROUND Esophageal perforation is a well-defined and severe clinical condition. There are several etiologies of esophagus perforation. CASE REPORT We report the case of a 70-year-old Caucasian m...

We report a very rare case of surgery on gastric conduit cancer. A 67-year-old male patient underwent esophagectomy and intrathoracic esophagogastrostomy for squamous cell carcinoma of the lower thoracic esophagus 27 months ago. Upon follow-up, a gastric carcinoma at the intra-abdominal part of the gastric conduit was found on an esophagogastroduodenoscopy. We performed total gastrectomy and es...

of patient presentations at gastrointestinal clinics, and up to 50% or more of patients presenting with abdominal symptoms have no organic abnormality detected. The most common functional gastrointestinal conditions in Canada are irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and functional dyspepsia or nonulcer dyspepsia (NUD). Other functional disorders may affect specific regions of the alimentary tract, s...