esophageal stenosis/hypoxia

The authors report their anesthesiological experience in 88 cases of transluminal balloon dilatation of esophageal strictures in children. The most serious problems are caused by the need to repeat the dilatation process (up to a maximum of 24 times in one patient) and to the risk of extrinsic

The results of 154 postburn strictures observations were analyzed. By the author's opinion, the appearance of stricture in retrocardial segment is caused by the esophageal blood supply peculiarities. Mainly retrocardial localization of the stricture appearance is caused by slowing here of

Halofuginone (HF) from Dichroa febrifuga has shown therapeutic potential in hepatocellular, lung and colorectal cancer cell models. Evidence has also indicated that HF plays roles in caustic induced esophageal strictures and oxidative injury. However, the role of HF in esophageal squamous carcinoma

Idiopathic acute esophageal necrosis (AEN) has been considered a rare event, usually having an ischemic origin. Primarily cases from autopsy studies have been reported. This report deals with 10 such cases which were diagnosed among some 80,000 esophago-gastroscopies performed during a 16-year