Management of ingested foreign bodies is a common clinical encounter. Complications of this pathology are dependent on a patient's age, the nature and localization of the foreign body, the presence of ...

Management of ingested foreign bodies is a common clinical encounter. Complications of this pathology are dependent on a patient's age, the nature and localization of the foreign body, the presence of ...

Male patients with EoE have higher rates of complications, including esophageal obstruction, food bolus, and rupture, compared to female patients. The study utilized the National Inpatient Sample, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . These full-thickness tears of the esophagus typically occur after violent vomiting and retching, Mergener said.

RUPTURE of the esophagus due to trauma of air distention is a rarely reported incident. 1 Widespread use of compressed gases in industry provides the greatest exposure to workers so employed. The ...

Ultra-running is an exhausting and potentially dangerous sport. Athletes test their stamina over distances of fifty or even one hundred miles, facing fatigue, dehydration, and bodily injury over ...

Background A 62-year-old obese, diabetic female underwent endoscopic esophageal injection of botulinum toxin type A (Botox ®; Allergan, Irvine, CA) for achalasia. The patient presented to her ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Blood transfusion did not significantly improve the prognosis of patients with digestive bleeding by esophageal ...