Mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients is usually performed with the conventional endotracheal airway. The esophageal tracheal combitube (ETC) is a new device for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, conceived to bridge the gap between hospital and prehospital phases. The ETC may be used in esophageal and endotracheal positions. The authors report six patients who were ventilated with the ...

There have been numerous studies on engineering an artificial esophagus and esophageal substitutes in the recent years. They include autologous tissues, artificial materials (Teflon and polypropylene), and porous scaffolds and meshes using polyvinilidene fluoride (PVDF), collagen, and decellularized matrices (i.e., acellular porcine). However, complications such as stenosis, leakage, and fibros...

from october 1977 to december 1988, 108 neonates born with esophageal atresia (ea) and/or a tracheoesophageal fistula (tef) were treated at the bristol royal hospital for sick children. an incidence of i :4000-4500 live births was noted. 1i2.4% had the common- type anomaly, 5.5% had pure esophageal atresia, and 6.5% had an h-type anomaly. 2.8% had upper and lower fistulae and 2.8% had upper fis...

Adenocarcinomas are exceedingly rare in the cervical esophagus (26 reported cases), where squamous cell cancer (SCC) is the predominant tumor type. Esophageal heterotopic gastric mucosa (HGM) - a frequent remnant of incomplete replacement of the original columnar epithelium during the embryonic period - is suspected as cellular origin of cervical esophageal adenocarcinomas. As in any rare tumor...

We describe the case of a 54-year-old female with severe aortic stenosis and a background of severe comorbidities including prior radiotherapy for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, splenectomy, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, scleroderma with laryngeal and esophageal involvement, and systemic and pulmonary hypertension. The patient underwent totally video-guided aortic valve replacement through...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the late results of advanced Chagasic megaesophagus treatment by esophagectomy associated with the use of proton pump inhibitor (omeprazole) as for the incidence of esophagitis and Barrett's esophagus in the remaining stump. METHODS We studied patients with advanced megaesophagus undergoing esophagectomy and transmediastinal esophagogastroplasty. Patients were divided int...

INTRODUCTION Surgical procedures for colonic replacement of the esophagus are most commonly associated with anastomotic stricture which cause dysphagia. In this report, we describe a rare case of a patient who demonstrated dysphagia resulting from an anastomotic stricture following esophageal replacement with the colon. All the treatments to dilate the anastomotic stricture were ineffective. To...