The main treatment for esophageal stricture is dilation. In this procedure, the esophagus is stretched using a mechanical dilator or a balloon dilator passed through an endoscope. There is a very ...

Ambulatory pH monitoring should always be done in patients who have undergone pneumatic dilatation ... of the esophagus. This complication can be prevented by having the procedure done by an ...

mechanical dilatation of the area of narrowing by intraoral manipulation; and a direct surgical procedure on the site of narrowing in the esophagus itself. 1 The results of forceful dilatation of ...

involves a gradual dilatation of the cervix to facilitate the curetting of the uterine cavity. The actual procedure is done in a sterile environment such as an operating room, either in a hospital ...

Esophageal dilation is a safe and effective procedure, and many people experience almost immediate relief from swallowing difficulties. While esophageal dilation addresses the structural effects ...

Achalasia is a disorder of motility in the esophagus in which the ... Unlike balloon dilatation, which requires repeat interventions, repeat surgical intervention isn't common with a POEM procedure, ...

Dilatation and curettage, also called as, D&C is a minor gynecological procedure, which involves dilating the cervix and curetting the uterine contents. Dilatation and curettage, also called as D ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — A cutting-edge procedure at a Little Rock hospital ... acid to digest food and when it refluxes back into the esophagus, it can damage the lining of the esophagus, and ...

Development and validation of machine learning model for mortality after curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer. The impact of nutritional status on recurrence-free survival (RFS) in patients with ...

The major complications seen during this part of the procedure are damage to the vagus nerves and perforation of the esophagus and ... heartburn or pneumatic dilatation has not relieved dysphagia.