Items tagged “oesophagus”
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Oesophagectomy
Oesophagectomy is a surgical procedure that involves excision of the majority of the oesophagus and part of the proximal stomach, usually as a treatment for oesophageal carcinoma or carcinoma of the gastric cardia, although benign conditions (e.g. stricture) may - rarely - be treated with this a...
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McKeown procedure
The McKeown procedure ("tri-incisional oesophagectomy") is a type of oesophagectomy, that is similar in concept to an Ivor Lewis procedure, but it tends to be used for oesophageal lesions that are higher in the oesophagus.
Procedure
laparotomy
stomach mobilised, the oesophagus
"gastric tube"...
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Transhiatal oesophagectomy
Transhiatal oesophagectomy is a type of oesophagectomy, a surgery that removes the distal oesophagus, usually for oesophageal carcinoma.
Removal of the oesophagus can be performed through the chest wall (a transthoracic oesophagectomy), but the thoracotomy is a major component of patient pain a...
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Fluoroscopic evaluation of oesophagectomy
Fluoroscopic evaluation of oesophagectomy is an important study, given the high rate of complication following oesophagectomy (~10-20% rate of leak). Although the approach will differ slightly depending on the type of oesophagectomy performed, the principles are similar.
Procedure
Preprocedura...
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Barrett oesophagus
Published
20 Apr 2016
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Barium
Case
Oesophageal perforation - Boerhaave syndrome
Published
23 May 2016
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Fluoroscopy
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Per-oral oesophageal myotomy (POEM)
Per-oral oesophageal myotomy (POEM) is a natural orifice endoscopic surgery that has been gaining increasing use as an alternative to traditional oesophageal myotomies (e.g. Heller myotomy and Nissen fundoplication) to treat achalasia by weakening the lower oesophageal sphincter.
Technique
The...
Case
Zenker diverticulum
Published
19 Oct 2016
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Barium
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HIV oesophagitis
HIV oesophagitis is a possible cause of odynophagia in immunosuppressed patients with HIV.
Epidemiology
The actual incidence and prevalence of idiopathic oesophagitis of HIV are unknown. Most of the patients have AIDS and a CD4 count <100 cells/mm3 3.
Clinical presentation
Principal clinica...
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Oesophageal squamous papilloma
Oesophageal squamous papilloma is an uncommon finding on oesophagography (barium swallow). It is a benign lesion, but it is difficult to differentiate it from osophageal carcinoma on oesophagography and the diagnosis is usually made with endoscopic biopsy.
Clinical presentation
Often asymptoma...
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Single contrast upper GI technique
Single contrast upper GI technique is a method of imaging the oesophagus, stomach, and duodenum with fluoroscopy. "Single contrast" refers to imaging with barium or water-soluble contrast only, without the addition of effervescent granules.
Indications
The single contrast upper GI study may be...
Case
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis and eagle syndrome
Published
28 Dec 2018
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CT
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Achalasia
Published
08 Oct 2020
75% complete
Barium
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Achalasia
Published
25 Oct 2020
80% complete
CT
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Timed barium oesophagogram
The timed barium oesophagogram (TBO) is a simple physiologic assessment and objective method for assessing the oesophageal emptying used in patients with suspected achalasia and to evaluate and follow up patients who have been treated with myotomy or pneumatic dilatation1,3.
Technique
Several ...
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Ivor Lewis gastric pull-up
Published
31 Mar 2022
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CT
X-ray
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Oesophageal carcinoma
Published
15 Jul 2023
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CT
X-ray
Ultrasound
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