Objectives: This report concerns office-based esophageal foreign body extraction using transnasal videoendoscopy and advantages of this intervention. Methods: A videoendoscope with a working channel for irrigation, air insufflation and forceps was used. The diameter of the videoendoscope tip was 5.3 mm. Transoral esophageal foreign body extraction using transnasal esophagoscopy was performed un...

The paper presents a clinical case of successful treatment for fourth-grade achalasia cardia using video laparoscopic esophagocardiomyotomy with esophagocardiogastroplasty according to T.A. Suvorova. surgery involves peculiar process – the triangular-folded anterior wall stomach is sutured edges formed defect in muscular layer esophagus and cardia. In early late postoperative period, patients d...

A 73-year old man presented with dysphagia for liquid and solid food. Barium contrast study of the esophagus and esophagoscopy demonstrated a fibrovascular polyp. This, almost 10 cm benign esophageal tumor, was removed surgically by a cervical esophagotomy. A fibrovascular polyp is a rare benign tumor of the esophagus, which, however, may give serious complications as asphyxia resulting from la...

Coding CPT 43201 Esophagoscopy, flexible, transoral; with directed submucosal injection(s), any substance 43210 Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; with esophagogastric fundoplasty, partial or complete, includes duodenoscopy when performed 43236 Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; with directed submucosal injection(s), any substance 43257 Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, fl...

Esophageal leiomyomas are the most common benign mesenchymal esophageal tumors, but they occur rarely in the pediatric population. Leiomyomas are conventionally treated with extramucosal enucleation via an open thoracotomy. In this paper, we report a case of a complex massive retrocardiac esophageal leiomyoma that was successfully extirpated by using a robotic-assisted thoracoscopic technique. ...