1Division of Clinical Psychology Public Hospital of Zell am See, Zell am See, Austria 2Department of General Surgery Public Hospital of Zell am See, Zell am See, Austria Although gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can be traced back to disorders of the gastroesophageal junction, stress and other relevant psychological factors can play an important role in the process of GERD. It would seem ...

PURPOSE During sedated esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), patients may not be able to perform inspiration, which is necessary to examine the esophagogastric junction. Therefore sedation may affect diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux-related findings. The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of sedation on diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux-related findings during EGD. MATERIALS AN...

The distinction between breast and müllerian carcinomas from each other and from tumors with a similar cytokeratin profile can be difficult. We tested the usefulness of 2 new markers, NY-BR-1 and PAX8, by staining a variety of breast and gynecologic carcinomas, along with tumors of pancreas, bile ducts, stomach, and gastroesophageal junction. NY-BR-1 expression (ie, H score >10) was seen in 58....

Esophageal cancer is the seventh leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide (410,000 new cases annually)(1). Asian, Middle Eastern, and East African countries have a markedly higher incidence of esophageal cancer than other areas. In the United States, the incidence of adenocarcinoma of the distal esophagus and gastroesophageal junction has progressively increased to approximately 70% of all esop...

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Placement of self-expanding, coveredmetal stents is the first choice of management in the palliative therapy of unresectable esophageal cancer. These stents have a much higher rate of stent migration (27% compared with 8.7% of uncovered stents), and migration occurs more often at the gastroesophageal junction as the distal part of the stent is not fixed to the esophagealwall andprojects freely ...

Barrett’s esophagus is a complication of gastroesophageal reflux disease and is a manifestation of chronic tissue injury. It is characterized by the presence of intestinal metaplasia in an esophagus lined with cardiac-type mucosa; alternatively described as a columnar-lined esophagus with intestinal metaplasia or Barrett’s mucosal. When present, the abnormal mucosa confers a more than 30 to125-...

background: gastric cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in iran. treatment for gastric adenocarcinoma varies worldwide. the aim of this study is to evaluate char- acteristics and survival rate of gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma in yazd, iran. methods: this study was conducted on 53 patients with gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcioma who referred to sha...