This is the first documented case of esophageal carcinoma in a 14 year old boy which has been reported to date. Carcinoma of the esophagus is rare before the third decade. The present case highlights the fact that the condition should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of progressive dysphagia even in children and teenagers

AIM To investigate the behavior of pulsatile pressure zones (PPZ's) as noted on high resolution esophageal impedance manometry (HREIM), and determine their association with dysphagia. METHODS Retrospective, single center case control design screening HREIM studies for cases (dysphagia) and controls (no dysphagia). Thoracic radiology studies were reviewed further in cases for (thoracic cardiov...

PURPOSE Dysphagia is a common initial presentation in locally advanced esophageal cancer and negatively impacts patient quality of life and treatment compliance. To induce fast relief of dysphagia in patients with potentially operable esophageal cancer high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy was applied prior to definitive radiochemotherapy. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this single arm phase II clinica...

CC This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons. org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. A 40-year-old male patient, who had undergone laparoscopic fundoplication for hiatus her...

In order to determine the frequency of dysphagia in primary carcinoma of the lung we reviewed the records of 615 consecutive hospital admissions which took place over a 9%-year period; the incidence was 2.2 per cent in 405 proved cases. The mechanism is esophageal involvement and compression by subcarinal and periesophageal lymph nodes. Dysphagia is not an early symptom; it indicates advanced d...

Aim: Esophagus is the most frequently involved gastrointestinal segment in systemic sclerosis (SS). Gastroesophageal reflux, which occurs with motility disorder caused by esophageal involvement, has an important place course of disease due to many local and complications. In this study, we investigated demographic features, endoscopic, manometric, 24-hour pH monitoring findings patients SS.&#x0...

OBJECTIVES To describe the timing, coordination, and extent of hyoid movement in a population of older adults with dysphagia and to evaluate the effect of hyoid movement on upper esophageal sphincter opening. DESIGN A retrospective review of dynamic swallow studies performed between January 1996 and December 1999 was done. SUBJECTS Patients included in the study were 65 years or older, with...

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) is an atopic condition of the esophagus that has become increasingly recognized over last decade. It associated with a variety esophageal symptoms such as dysphagia, food impaction and chest pain. predilection for white males between age 30 40 years age. EE diagnosed based on combination typical mucosal biopsies demonstrating squamous epithelial eosinophil-predomin...

OBJECTIVE We retrospectively evaluated the effectiveness of the esophageal balloon dilatation (EBD) in children with a corrosive esophageal stricture. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study subjects included 14 patients (M:F = 8:6, age range: 17-85 months) who underwent an EBD due to a corrosive esophageal stricture. The causative agents for the condition were glacial acetic acid (n = 9) and lye (n ...

Esophageal leiomyoma is a relatively rare tumor of esophagus but it is the most common benign neoplasm of the esophagus. Small esophageal leiomyoma can be observed but larger ones and those producing symptoms should be excised. As observed for other esophageal tumors, dysphagia is its main symptom. Traditionally, open thoracotomy and enucleation are its main treatment but in the last few years ...