Objective Achalasia Cardia is treated by Pneumatic balloon dilatation, Heller's Myotomy and recently, by Peroral Esophagaeal Myotomy. This study reports the efficacy of pneumatic balloon dilatation as a non-surgical motility in achieving relief of dysphagia, clinical improvement and recurrence. Long-term complications were reported. Methods Eight hundred ninety two adult achalasia patients of...

BACKGROUND Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) stent inflation pressure correlates to angiographic lumen improvement and stent expansion but the relation to outcome is not clarified. Using comprehensive registry data our aim was to evaluate how stent inflation pressure influences restenosis, stent thrombosis and death following PCI. METHODS We evaluated all consecutive coronary stent imp...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS There is a high rate of stricturing post-operative recurrence in Crohn's disease (CD) particularly at sites of surgical anastomosis, and over 50% of these patients will require a repeat resection. Endoscopic dilatation of anastomotic strictures is an alternative to surgical resection in selected patients. We aimed to evaluate the safety and long term efficacy of endoscopic b...

AIM The association between post-decompressive hydrocephalus and clinical neurological expression is still unclear. In order to investigate this relationship, the authors analyze series of ventricular morphology and level of consciousness at different clinical stages for patients accepting decompressive craniectomy (DC). MATERIAL AND METHODS From 2005 to 2011, 13 patients accepting DC under t...

Endoscopic dilatation of Crohn’s disease-related strictures is an alternative to surgical resection in selected patients. In addition, post-surgical stenosis is not infrequent in patients undergoing ileo-colonic anastomosis. Dilatation of ileo-colonic anastomosis is performed with a through the scope balloon (TTS diameter 18mm) and requires general anesthesia, endoscopic experience and careful ...