Purpose:This prospective population based study was designed to evaluate treatment choices in patients with manometrically diagnosed achalasia and their outcome.Methods: In this research ethics board approved study, consenting patients referred to esophageal function laboratory were enrolled after manometric diagnosis of achalasia. Patients completed an initial validated questionnaire on their symptom severity, duration, treatment pre-diagnosis and […]
Objective: To compare operative and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing esophageal resection by patient Body Mass Index (BMI) Methods: All patients undergoing esophageal resection are entered into a prospectively maintained database. After approval from Institutional Review Board the database was queried to extract data on patients who underwent esophagectomy for malignant disease [squamous cell carcinoma […]
Introduction: Malignant esophageal stricture or compression (ES/C) and malignant tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) significantly interfere with quality of life. Immediate symptom relief is paramount. We reviewed our experience with esophageal stenting for the management of symptomatic thoracic malignancies.Methods: We performed an institutional review-board approved, retrospective review of our esophageal stent database. We collected data on patients […]
Introduction. Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) makes it possible to perform intraperitoneal surgical procedures with a minimal number of access points in the abdominal wall. At the present time these procedures are hybrids. It is expected a better cosmetic result and lower incidence in parietal complications in front of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, but is necessary […]
Aims. Evaluation of the efficiency and reproductibility of hybrid transvaginal endoscopic surgery in non-elective surgical procedures to treat intraabdominal infections caused by acute cholecystitis, appendicitis or tubo-ovarian infection. Methods. Prospective non-randomized clinical series of ten selected female patients with acute intraabdominal infection caused by acute cholecystitis (n=6), appendicitis (n=2) and pelvic infection of tubes or […]