introduction: esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (scc) is one of the most common malignancies in iran. to reduce the incidence of esophageal scc, it is important to recognize the controllable risk factors and prevent them. celiac disease is widely known as a possible risk factor for esophageal scc.  thus, we decided to assess the frequency of celiac disease in esophageal scc patients in north e...

esophageal lymphoma is a rare condition, accounting for less than 1% of all gastrointestinal lymphomas. primary extra nodal esophageal lymphoma constitutes less than 0.2% cases of the total esophageal lymphomas. the definition of primary gi lymphoma has differed among authors. the etiology of the disease is unknown, with the role of epstein-barr virus being controversial. the common symptoms of...

abstract background: esophageal anastomosis leaks continue to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality after esophagectomy. the purpose of the present study was to identify the predisposing factors of esophageal anastomotic leakage. materials and methods: 95 patients who underwent surgical resection for esophageal or cardia cancer were included for the study. the mean age of the patien...

Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TERT may be associated with susceptibility to esophageal cancer. In this study, we analyzed the association between TERT SNPs and risk of esophageal cancer in 386 esophageal cancer patients and 495 healthy subjects from the Xi'an area of China. Of the four SNPs examined, rs10069690 and rs2242652 were correlated with esophageal cancer risk. Additionally,...

AIM To understand the molecular mechanism of esophageal cancer development and provide molecular markers for screening high-risk populations and early diagnosis. METHODS Two-dimensional electrophoresis combined with mass spectrometry were adopted to screen differentially expressed proteins in nine cases of fetal esophageal epithelium, eight cases of esophageal cancer, and eight cases of tumor...

         Combination of congenital esophageal atresia and subsequent hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is a rare condition which occurs in early infancy. The underlying etiology and pathophysiology of this association still remains unclear. In this paper we report a unique case of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, for the first time, which occurred in an infant who underwent surgery for type I esophag...

A: Patient with little effort. Top: Volume Controlled Ventilation: airway pressure in cmH2O yellow, constant flow L/min pink. Middle: Pressure controlled ventilation: decelerating Bottom: Esophageal cmH2O. B: high convex negative deflection during trigger and first half of inspiration (blue arrow). the (yellow arrow) slight (green arrow), concave (orange Convex esophageal (grey

Esophageal cancer has a poor prognosis and high mortality rate across the world. The diagnosis and treatment of esophageal cancer are hindered by the limited knowledge about the pathogenesis mechanisms of esophageal cancer. Esophageal cancer has two major subtypes, squamous and adenocarcinoma. In this work, we proposed a method to select candidate biomarkers of esophageal squamous carcinoma bas...

Esophageal varices are present in 50% of cirrhotic patients. Th eir presence is correlated with the severity of the liver disease. While only 40 % of Child A cirrhosis patients have varices, 85% of patients with Child C cirrhosis have esophageal varices at the time of diagnosis (1). Prospective studies show that cirrhotic patients without esophageal varices develop them at an 8% annual rate and...

This study was conducted to assess esophageal function and pulmonary resistance changes with esophageal acidification in patients with COPD. Twelve patients with COPD and a mean age of 55.6 years were studied. Each patient underwent standard esophageal manometry, 24-h ambulatory pH testing, esophageal acid clearance evaluation during sleep, and an assessment of pulmonary resistance with and wit...