BACKGROUND Once-in-a-lifetime screening for Barrett esophagus has been proposed for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), but there is little evidence of its cost-effectiveness. OBJECTIVE 1) To determine the cost-effectiveness of screening high-risk groups for Barrett esophagus and providing surveillance to patients with Barrett esophagus and dysplasia or to all patients with ...

emergency department with an impacted foreign body in the esophagus. His medical history was marked by a mild dysphagia for solid food, present since the age of 2 years. His physical examination was unremarkable. An upper endoscopy was performed. After a coin in the esophagus was removed, an esophageal stenosis and an orifice in the esophageal wall were noticed (Fig. 1). Biopsy of the double lu...

introduction: caustic ingestion is responsible for a spectrum of upper gastrointestinal tract injury from self-limited to perforation. this study conducted to evaluate clinical characteristics as well as surgical outcomes in patients with caustic ingestion.   materials and methods: between nov1993 to march 2011, 14 adults with a clinical evidence of corrosive ingestion were admitted into our in...

 Abstract Background: Esophageal replacement is indicated in certain circumstances including long gap esophageal atresia, severe strictures due to gastro-esophageal reflux (GER) and caustic burns. We analyzed our results of 18 patients who underwent esophageal replacement in our university hospital. Methods: We reviewed esophageal replacements carried out in our department between June 1996 and...

odontogenic keratocysts (okcs) are one of the most frequent features of nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (nbs). it is linked with mutation in the ptch gene. partial expression of the gene may result in occurrence of only multiple recurring okc. our patient presented with nine cysts with multiple recurrences over a period of 11 years without any other manifestation of the syndrome.

Tracheal duplication cysts (TDCs) are congenital malformations that rarely diagnosed in adulthood. The authors present a case of 43-year-old female with no known comorbidities two-year history chest and upper abdominal pain. Her previous imaging on an outpatient basis was suggestive esophageal cyst, she lost to follow-up until the current admission. She gave past surgical video-assisted thoraco...

objective: oral lesions are among the important reasons for seeking dental care. being frequently encountered, giant cell lesions form an important group of oral lesions. the epidemiologic data on these lesions, however, is scarce in iran. the present study investigated epidemiological and demographic characteristics of giant cell lesions in oral biopsies done in one of the largest oral patholo...

abstract background: esophageal replacement is indicated in certain circumstances including long gap esophageal atresia, severe strictures due to gastro-esophageal reflux (ger) and caustic burns. we analyzed our results of 18 patients who underwent esophageal replacement in our university hospital. methods: we reviewed esophageal replacements carried out in our department between june 1996 and ...