Influence of Life Style Factors on Barrett’s Oesophagus by A. Horna Strand, T. Franzén

“…Since the incidence of adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus is rising, the prognosis is poor, and surveillance programs are expensive and mostly cost ineffective, there is a need to increase the knowledge of risk factors in Barrett’s oesophagus and oesophageal cancer in order to be able to give attention to medical prevention and/or surveillance programs. …”
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Heterotopic Gastric Mucosa in Cervical Oesophagus: Clinical Observations by A. I. Dolgushina, A. O. Khikhlova, E. R. Olevskya, O. V. Naumenko, S. Yu. Belousov

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Histogenesis of the Oesophagus of Guinea Fowl (Numida meleagris) at Prehatch and Posthatch by Innocent Jonah Gosomji, Sulaiman Olawoye Salami, James Oliver Nzalak, Muhammed Umar Kawu, Emmanuel Vandi Tizhe, Yilzem George Gurumyen, Edward Christopher Dung

“…The histogenesis of the primordial oesophagus was studied to determine the period in which the tunics of the oesophagus developed and became functional in the helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris). …”
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Mixed Adenoneuroendocrine Carcinoma Is a Rare but Important Tumour Found in the Oesophagus by Mohammad Murad Kasim Kadhim, Marie Louise Jespersen, Hans Kristian Pilegaard, Marianne Nordsmark, Gerda Elisabeth Villadsen

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Foreign Bodies in the Oesophagus: The Experience of the Buenos Aires Paediatric ORL Clinic by Alberto Chinski, Francesca Foltran, Dario Gregori, Simonetta Ballali, Desiderio Passali, Luisa Bellussi

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Asymptomatic Barrett’s Oesophagus-Complicated Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease at Ineffective Antisecretory Therapy by E. V. Barkalova, S. S. Pirogov, D. N. Andreev, M. A. Ovsepyan, I. V. Maev, A. D. Kaprin

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Developmentally Delayed Male with Mincer Blade Obstructing the Oesophagus for a Period of Time Suspected to Be 6 Months by Christian Grønhøj Larsen, Birgitte Charabi

“…Sharp, retained foreign bodies in the oesophagus are associated with severe complications. …”
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Automatic three-dimensional reconstruction of the oesophagus in achalasia patients undergoing POEM: an innovative approach for evaluating treatment outcomes by Alanna Ebigbo, Helmut Messmann, Vivian Grünherz, Miriam Elia, Alessandra Brunner, Tamara Krafft, Leo Pöller, Pia Schneider, Fabian Stieler, Bernhard Bauer, Anna Muzalyova, Sandra Nagl

“…We present an innovative approach for treatment response prediction based on an automatic three-dimensional (3-D) reconstruction of the tubular oesophagus (TE) and the lower oesophageal sphincter (LES) in patients undergoing POEM for achalasia.Methods A software was developed, integrating data from high-resolution manometry, timed barium oesophagogram and endoscopic images to automatically generate 3-D reconstructions of the TE and LES. …”
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Long-term risk factors for developing Barrett’s oesophagus in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: a longitudinal cohort study by John F Dillon, Paul Brennan, James Cotton, James Carberry, Christopher J Byrne

“…Background and aims Several characteristics are known to affect the risk of Barrett’s oesophagus (BO) in the general population, with symptomatic gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) being a critical risk factor. …”
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Multidisciplinary management of a patient with acute oesophageal necrosis and severe neurological symptoms with full recovery by Katrīna Terehova, Poļina Zaļizko, Krista Lazdovska, Raimonds Skumbiņš, Aldis Puķītis

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Anterior mediastinal tracheostomy – a salvage procedure for tracheal necrosis after thyroidectomy for medullary thyroid cancer: a case-report by Hanan Hemead, Akshay J. Patel, Hannah Jesani, Sajith Kumar, Irfan Ahmed, Sat Parmar, Robert Warner, Neil Sharma, Maninder S. Kalkat

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A Case of Achalasia Presented with Cardiopulmonary Arrest by Fatih Altintoprak, Bumin Degirmenci, Enis Dikicier, Guner Cakmak, Taner Kivilcim, Omer Yalkin, Gokhan Akbulut, Osman Nuri Dilek

“…Achalasia is a rare disorder characterised by obstruction of the distal oesophagus and subsequent dilation of the proximal oesophagus. …”
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Histomorphological Description of the Digestive System of Pebbly Fish, Alestes baremoze (Joannis, 1835) by Nasser Kasozi, Gerald Iwe Degu, Julius Mukalazi, Charles Drago Kato, Majid Kisekka, Akisoferi Owori Wadunde, Godfrey Kityo, Victoria Tibenda Namulawa

“…Stratified squamous epithelia lined the oesophagus in the anterior portion which turned into a columnar epithelium towards the stomach. …”
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Impact of introducing transnasal endoscopy on expanding diagnostic endoscopy services by Nigel Trudgill, Hasan Haboubi, Jeff Turner, Laura Munglani, Tom Crosby, Ben Thomas Crosby, Karen Wright, Kay Charles, Wendy Evans, Megan Mathias, Stevie Davies, Badr Abdalla

“…It also was associated with better image quality in the oesophagus with a POLPREP A3 Score (excellent image quality) in 36/98 available images compared with 26/136 TOE (p=0.028) and was equivalent to TOE in the stomach and duodenum. …”
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The Pain System in Oesophageal Disorders: Mechanisms, Clinical Characteristics, and Treatment by Christian Lottrup, Søren Schou Olesen, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes

“…This review aims at giving an overview of pain mechanisms, clinical features, and treatment options in oesophageal disorders. The oesophagus has sensory receptors specific for different stimuli. …”
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Carcinosarcoma of the Rectum: Report of a Rare Colorectal Malignancy and Review of the Literature by Alexis Sudlow, Ming Ho Liu, Geoffrey Waters, Vamsi R. Velchuru

“…Though infrequent, it may affect the gastrointestinal tract, most often the oesophagus and only very rarely the rectum. Histologically, it is composed of two distinct elements of epithelial and mesenchymal origin. …”
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Boerhaave's Syndrome: Still a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge in the 21st Century by J. Spapen, J. De Regt, K. Nieboer, G. Verfaillie, P. M. Honoré, H. Spapen

“…Boerhaave's syndrome is a rare but potentially fatal condition characterised by a transmural tear of the distal oesophagus induced by a sudden increase in pressure. …”
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‘Why Don't We Get Counselling?’: Comparing NICE Guidelines for Morphological and Genetic Cancer Risk Diagnoses by Elspeth Davies

“…Objectives This study compares the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's guidelines for BRCA1/2, which are genetic risk conditions, and Barrett's oesophagus (BO), a morphological risk condition. It then theorises reasons for the similarities and differences made visible by this comparative work. …”
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Aortoesophageal Fistula after Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair of a Mycotic Thoracic Aneurysm by Elizabeth Gavens, Zehra Zaidi, Wissam Al-Jundi, Palepu Kumar

“…However, the patient presented 3 months later with upper gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to erosion of the thoracic graft into the oesophagus. The patient was treated conservatively due to the high risk of surgical repair. …”
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A Giant Euthyroid Endemic Multinodular Goiter with No Obstructive or Compressive Symptoms by Ahmed Nada, Ashraf Mohamed Ahmed, Ramon Vilallonga, Manuel Armengol, Ibrahim Moustafa

“…However, in some geographical areas they are still relatively common and can cause compressive symptoms involving the trachea, oesophagus, and recurrent laryngeal nerve. Surgical treatment of diffusely enlarged thyroid glands requires a high level of expertise and may lead to severe complications. …”
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