gastroesophageal reflux/fever

OBJECTIVE To evaluate our results in terms of satisfaction and quality of life in patients who underwent laparoscopic 360 degrees fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional study of 49 consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic 360 degrees

BACKGROUND Diagnosis and treatment for respiratory symptoms (RSs) of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is more difficult than that for common esophageal symptoms. The goal of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of radiofrequency (RF) treatment on RSs of GERD in a preliminary

BACKGROUND The routine use of nasogastric tubes in patients undergoing elective abdominal operation is associated with an increased incidence of postoperative fever, atelectasis, and pneumonia. Previous studies have shown that nasogastric tubes have no significant effect on the incidence of

BACKGROUND The need is well recognized for additional data on endoluminal therapies for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). This prospective multicenter clinical trial was designed to assess safety and effectiveness of Enteryx, a nonresorbable copolymer implanted into the lower esophagus, in

Aspiration pneumonia in patients who received enteral feeding via a nasogastric tube may result from retrograde colonization from the stomach, and this may be more likely when the gastroesophageal reflux is severe and the gastric pH is relative high. We investigated 11 elderly patients fed via

BACKGROUND Management of children with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD) and difficult-to-treat (D-T-T) respiratory symptoms may include double fiberoptic, airway and oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopies (DE). A study was performed to evaluate the usefulness and safety of DE in children with severe

Symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease is common in our experience after vertical banded gastroplasty. Our aim was to determine the safety and efficacy of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in the treatment of symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease complicating vertical banded gastroplasty. We

Aspiration of oil into the lung can lead to pneumonia. The degree of severity depends on the quantity and the nature of the oil. We report the case of a 43-year-old woman with no medical history who was hospitalized for suspected infectious pneumonia. Explorations led to the conclusion that

BACKGROUND Aspiration occurs commonly, at times clinically occult, and is recognized to cause a widening spectrum of lung disorders. Presentation of aspiration as a lung mass has not been described. METHODS Among cases of aspiration-related pulmonary diseases diagnosed at Mayo Clinic (Rochester,

A 10-month-old boy was seen for the first time for a health supervision visit by a pediatrician. A brief review of the child's medical history did not reveal any specific problems. On physical examination, the pediatrician found an alert, smiling child, but she was surprised by the following

METHODS A 10-month-old boy was seen for the first time for a health supervision visit by a pediatrician. A brief review of the child's medical history did not reveal any specific problems. On physical examination, the pediatrician found an alert, smiling child, but she was surprised by the following

Twenty one children with achalasia of the esophagus were treated from 1970 to 1986. There were 11 girls and ten boys (average age, 10.9 years; range, 6 months to 16 years). Diagnosis was established by barium swallow in 21 cases and confirmed by manometrics and motility studies in 14. Four children

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of recombinant gamma interferon (rIFN gamma) in the treatment of patients with systemic sclerosis. METHODS Sixteen patients with systemic sclerosis were treated with r-IFN gamma, 60 micrograms m-2 (low dose, n = 10) and 150 micrograms m-2 (high dose, n =

A proper organization has been set up at Antoine-Béclère's hospital in order to study the infants who died suddenly. Between July 1985 and July 1987, 69 cases (10 babies less than 1 week of age) were admitted. The purpose of this work was, for the 59 sudden deaths of infants aged more than 1 week