An esophageal stricture is a gradual narrowing of the esophagus, which can lead to swallowing difficulties. Healthcare providers diagnose it in about 10 percent of people with gastroesophageal reflux ...

esophageal tamponade and surgical control 10–12), oral purging, repeated enemas and reduction of protein intake. Bacterial formation of ammonia was regarded as amenable to suppression by ...

Barrett's esophagus can be treated with lifestyle modifications, medications, and surgery. While prevention is undoubtedly important, there are valuable ways to avoid harmful health effects of Barrett ...

Visual outcomes and surgical success rates were evaluated. The results showed the pressure spikes exceeding 30 mmHg occurred within 14 days post-surgery in cases with Densiron tamponade, particularly ...

1 Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Irvine Health, Orange, CA, United States 2 Mary & Steve Wen Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of ...

Correspondence to Dr Kale S Bongers; kbongers{at}med.umich.edu Cardiac tamponade is a relatively rare consequence of superior vena cava (SVC) stenting, but associated with high mortality. A high ...

Electrocardiographic changes are common and typically evolve through four stages: Stage I: diffuse ST-segment elevation (typically concave up) and PR-segment depression are recorded in the first ...

This condition is known as cardiac tamponade. The following signs and ... Problems with the esophagus (the tube connecting the mouth and stomach) and the stomach can cause chest pain.

23 were excluded because of early reoperation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES--Size and site of pericardial effusion evaluated by cross sectional echocardiography and signs of cardiac tamponade detected by ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia with a prevalence of up to 4% and an upwards trend due to demographic changes. It is associated with an increase in mortality and ...

[43] Pericardiectomy is almost never indicated for recurrent pericarditis, except in cases with repeated recurrences with cardiac tamponade and evidence of serious steroid toxicity, although other ...

Swallows a non-food solid object Adult suspects an object was swallowed Includes object found in the stool with no history of it being swallowed. Sometimes, a young child swallows an object when no ...