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We report the details of our treatment of 5 patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB). Good results were obtained by esophageal dilatation using the balloon catheter method. Prior to the operation, we corrected the patients' nutritional status with oral supplementation of
Hypothyroid patients are usually treated with in an oral administration of 1-T4. When oral administration is impossible because of esophageal stenosis or unconsciousness in such patients, parenteral replacement is required. We prepared a solution of 1-T4 50 micrograms/ml for intravenous
Serum albumin concentrations in 20 patients with proved or presumed Zollinger-Ellison (ZE) syndrome (4.1 +/- 0.8 g per 100 ml; mean +/- SD) were significantly (P less than 0.01) lower than the levels observed in 40 normal controls (5.1 +/- 0.3 g per 100 ml), 40 duodenal ulcer patients (5.1 +/- 0.4 g
BACKGROUND
The aim of this study was to investigate the possible prognostic factors and predictive accuracy of the Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS) for patients with unresectable locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (LAESCC) treated with chemoradiotherapy.
METHODS
One hundred forty-two
50 patients suffering from dysphagia and oesophageal stenosis were treated in the period 1975-77. Of these 31 had renutrition of longer than two weeks and are the subject of the present study. Three nutrition systems were employed: 1) total parenteral feeding (7 patients), 2) feeding by naso-gastric
The value of mucosal protection with sucralfate in cases of gastric ulceration is well documented. Although sucralfate is advocated as treatment of esophageal lesions, we found it to be of limited value in the management of radiation-induced esophagitis; in a pilot study of 10 cases, minor relief of
BACKGROUND
Nutritional support in corrosive injury patients is traditionally achieved through total parenteral nutrition (TPN) or jejunostomy feeding (JF). There are no reports of nasoenteral tube feeding in patients with corrosive ingestion.
OBJECTIVE
We report our experience with nasoenteral tube
BACKGROUND
Esophageal bypass surgery is palliative surgery for unresectable esophageal cancer with esophageal stenosis, which often leads to poor nutrition. We investigated the clinical characteristics, nutritional status, and outcomes of patients who underwent esophageal bypass surgery.
METHODS
We
OBJECTIVE
Eradication of esophageal varices by repeated injection sclerotherapy and maintenance of eradication using continued surveillance endoscopy may reduce recurrent variceal bleeding and death from esophageal varices.
METHODS
A prospective study of consecutive adult patients with
Background: Self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) are routinely used to palliate malignant dysphagia. However esophageal SEMS can migrate or obstruct due to epithelial hyperplasia.
Aim:
Esophageal fistula is a critical adverse event in patients treated with chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for locally advanced esophageal cancer. However, risk factors associated with esophageal fistula formation in patients receiving CRT have not yet been elucidated.We retrospectively analyzed data obtained