Leiomyomas are rare benign esophageal neoplasms with an indolent clinical course. Symptoms mimic that of esophageal cancer. Esophagoscopy and endoscopic ultrasonography are the main diagnostic methods. Symptomatic and large leiomyomas should be treated surgically while small, asymptomatic lesions may be managed by regular follow up and repeated endoscopies.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the outcomes of voice restoration using office-based transnasal esophagoscopy (TNE) to guide placement of the secondary tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP). DESIGN Retrospective chart review. SETTING Two tertiary care medical centers. PATIENTS The study included 39 patients who underwent the TNE-TEP procedure from January 2004 to December 2008. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES C...

tooth/implant supported fixed prostheses may present biomechanical design problems, as the implant is rigidly anchored within the alveolus, whereas the tooth is attached by the periodontal ligament to the bone allowing movement. many clinicians prefer tooth/implant supported fixed prosthesis designs with rigid connectors. however, there are some doubts about the effect of attachment placement i...

presentedwithepigastralgiaandtransientsubsternaldiscomfortjustafterswaIlowingfood, In this patient, endoscopic examination revealed multiple esophageal ulceration and kissingtype gastric ulceration. The esophageal ulcers were not improved by frequent antacid therap7 for six weeks, while gastric ulcers responded we]1 to the therapl. Steroid therapy was begun and esophagoscopy revealed scarred ul...

Esophageal foreign bodies are sharp or blunt objects food that gets stuck and wedged in the esophagus due to being swallowed either intentionally accidentally.A 53-year-old male patient arrived complaining of constant, worsening swallowing pain has persisted for past four days. The discomfort was initially experienced above throat, but after attempting several traditional procedures remove bone...

This Demo presents a framework for the live synchronization of an RDF view defined on top of relational database. In the proposed framework, rules are responsible for computing and publishing the changeset required for the RDB-RDF view to stay synchronized with the relational database. The computed changesets are then used for the incremental maintenance of the RDB_RDF views as well as applicat...

BACKGROUND Esophageal granular cell tumor (GCT) is a rare benign tumor with malignant potential. With wide application of endoscopic techniques, the esophageal GCT discovery rate and treatment strategy has changed. This study was to preliminarily evaluate outcomes of endoscopic diagnosis and treatment for esophageal GCT. METHODS Fourteen patients (eight men, six women; median age, 48.5 years)...

oreign body (FB) impaction in the esophagus is a common and serious health problem. Foreign bodies can lead to many complications such as esophageal perforation, mucosal erosions1 and fistulizations.2 Complication from esophageal FB can include death.3 The maximum incidence of esophageal FB occurs among children under 5 years old.4 The most common kind of the esophageal FBs in Oman are mutton b...