â  â  background eosinophilic gastroenteritis (eg) is a rare inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal (gi) tract. there have been several case series of patients with eg from the western world and east asia. however, there has not been a report of patients with eg from the middle east region. the aim of this study is to describe clinical characteristics and treatment response in a series o...

nasogastric tube (ng) insertion is a usual technique in any neonatal intensive care unit. this procedure is undertaken for the children who are in need of invasive care. sometimes, the insertion of nasogastric tube in infants with esophagus friable anatomy tissues may have some dangerous side effect, but such problems are not very common. esophageal perforation is a rare but known complication ...

Sudden onset of dysphagia due to a gastric bezoar migrating the esophagus is relatively rare condition. A 72-year-old male patient with known presented sudden difficulty swallowing following nausea and vomiting caused by adhesive ileus. Gastroscopic examination showed associated compression ulcers in esophagus. The was pushed towards stomach extracted successful endoscopic fragmentation.

Echocardiography-guided pericardiocentesis is a procedure commonly performed by cardiologist to evaluate pericardial effusions. It is generally considered a relatively safe procedure with minimal complications and a high success rate [1–3]. However, a safe approach to the pericardial effusion may on occasion not be possible. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is capable of better visualization of the ...

Currently catheter radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has become the standard treatment for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). During RFA, additional linear lesions are performed along posterior wall of left atrium, which can cause damage to esophagus. The manuscript considers methods introduced into practice prevent esophagus during pros and cons techniques.

in this paper, two patients with severe dysphagia and esophageal stricture secondary to epidermolysis bullosa are presented and discussed. they are siblings of an affected family. primary resection and anastomosis had been performed previously in both patients, but dysphagia had recurred. we treated these patients with free jejunal graft to the esophagus with excellent results. both patients ar...

a 69-year-old woman was admitted to hospital 4 times from november 2007 to june 2009. the patient had silicosis complicated by broncholithiasis, esophagobronchial fistula, and relapsed tuberculosis. she had worked as a stone crusher for 3 years and was exposed to a large amount of quartz dust. barium esophagography, gastroesophageal endoscopy, and biopsy suggested esophageal-related chronic inf...

the patient is a 69 years old female presented with chest pain and rapidly progressive dysphagia. then she suffered of hematemesis and aphagia. in evaluation of patient, a intramural hematoma obstructing esophageal lumen was demonstrated which was accompanied with mucosal ulceration and bleeding. it appears that this complication occurred in the context of concomitant use of alendronate with as...

abstract intraabdominal schwannomas are rare tumors that may arise from viscera or abdominal wall. the rarity accompanied by occurrence in odds places may make their diagnosis difficult and delayed. we present a case of distal paraesophageal schwannoma with long-term cachexia. a34-year-old man presented with long-lasting vomiting, dysphagia, and progressive cachexia for four years. multiple par...