Researchers recently examined the use of self-expanding plastic stents in the treatment of benign esophageal disease and found that use of SEPSs resulted in frequent stent migration and few cases of ...
Researchers found 80 percent of patients who developed esophageal dilatation after gastric banding required conversion to a different bariatric procedure or had the band removed, according to findings ...
Woman eating healthy food, selective focus, canon 1Ds mark III Researchers sought to identify clinical and endoscopic factors that would affect patients’ ability to achieve a normal diet after ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Histologic outcomes were similar regardless of whether budesonide-treated patients underwent dilation. More ...
An esophageal stricture refers to the abnormal narrowing or tightening of the esophagus. The esophagus is a tube that passes food down from your throat to the stomach. The esophageal strictures make ...
Elizabeth Spencer, MD, explains the role of esophageal dilation in treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), highlighting the importance of shared decision-making. This is a video synopsis/summary ...
Among the top stories in gastroenterology this week was a study that found that a steroid injection helps prevent strictures after esophageal dilation and phase 2 trial findings that indicated ...
Treatment with dupilumab demonstrated improvements in histological markers, symptoms, and endoscopic markers of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) regardless of previous history of esophageal dilation. In ...
Researchers from Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, recently examined the use of self-expanding plastic stents (SEPSs) in the treatment of benign esophageal disease and found that use of SEPSs ...