Fifteen consecutive patients presenting with dysphagia due to aluminum phosphide (AP)-induced esophageal strictures were studied retrospectively to elucidate the natural history of AP-induced esophageal strictures and to evaluate the efficacy of bougie dilation. The median time lag between consumption of AP and occurrence of dysphagia was 3 weeks. All patients had a single stricture and could b...

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Prenatal tracheal occlusion currently is being assessed as a treatment modality for congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). The development of a totally percutaneous fetoscopic access system would help avoid the need for maternal laparotomy and reduce the morbidity rate of fetal surgical procedures for the mother. Laparoscopic radial expansion sheaths and Seldinger technique-b...

The effects of nasal valve dilation on snoring and obstructed breathing were studied in 11 patients with habitual snoring and/or obstructive sleep apnea. The anterior part of the nose, the valve region, was dilated by means of a plastic device. Ten patients underwent polysomnographic investigation including pulse oximetry and measurement of snoring noise with and without the nasal dilator in a ...

E stents have been widely used in peripheral and coronary arteries, postsurgical stenosis of the pulmonary arteries, and in the superior vena cava and conduits in congenital heart diseases.1–8 Several reports support the use of balloon-expandable stents for aortic coarctation (AC) in humans.9–13 This study reports the results obtained with stent implantation in young and adult patients with AC....

Occasionally, bile duct strictures in patients who have undergone liver transplantation are impossible to traverse, dilate, and stent. Herein we present a novel technique for the dilation of a recalcitrant stricture using the Soehendra stent retriever device. A 57-year-old woman with a history of orthotopic liver transplantation presented to the emergency department with pruritus and right-uppe...