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what is 'esophageal dilatation'? Definition for Esophageal dilatation Esophageal dilatation is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: esophageal stricture, achalasia and corrosive esophagitis. related diagnosis for 'esophageal dilatation' 1 - 5 of 6 diagnosis esophageal stricture a ring or mass of tissue causing an obstruction in the esophagus resulting in narrowing Esophageal dilatation and esophageal stricture achalasia esophageal motility disorder Esophageal dilatation and achalasia corrosive esophagitis irritation of esophagus by corrosive chemicals Esophageal dilatation and corrosive esophagitis American Trypanosomiasis sleeping sickness in the Americas Esophageal dilatation and American Trypanosomiasis Plummer Vinson Syndrome condition resulting from severe iron deficiency anemia Esophageal dilatation and Plummer Vinson Syndrome esophageal spasm contraction of the esophageal muscles Esophageal dilatation and esophageal spasm for more please login, login is free (click to login) related procedure for 'esophageal dilatation'/associated diagnoses 1 - 5 of 12 procedures feeding jejunostomy Esophageal dilatation and feeding jejunostomy Fiberoptic Esophagoscopy and Balloon Dilatation Esophageal dilatation and Fiberoptic Esophagoscopy and Balloon Dilatation cine-esophagram Esophageal dilatation and cine-esophagram Bougienage Esophageal dilatation and Bougienage Enteral feeding Esophageal dilatation and Enteral feeding Feeding tube Esophageal dilatation and Feeding tube Jejunal interposition Esophageal dilatation and Jejunal interposition Laparoscopic fundoplication Esophageal dilatation and Laparoscopic fundoplication intralesional steroids Esophageal dilatation and intralesional steroids Barium Swallow Esophageal dilatation and Barium Swallow Fluoroscopy Esophageal dilatation and Fluoroscopy fluoroscopic esophagogram Esophageal dilatation and fluoroscopic esophagogram for more please login, login is free (click to login) related medication for 'esophageal dilatation'/associated diagnoses 1 - 5 of 12 drugs botulinum toxin type a(botox , botox cosmetic) Esophageal dilatation and botulinum toxin type a(botox , botox cosmetic) isosorbide dinitrate Esophageal dilatation and isosorbide dinitrate isosorbide dinitrate(isordil) Esophageal dilatation and isosorbide dinitrate(isordil) nifedipine Esophageal dilatation and nifedipine nifedipine(adalat) Esophageal dilatation and nifedipine(adalat) nitroglycerin(nitrostat) Esophageal dilatation and nitroglycerin(nitrostat) salicylic acid topical(salicylic acid) Esophageal dilatation and salicylic acid topical(salicylic acid) verapamil(calan) Esophageal dilatation and verapamil(calan) for more please login, login is free (click to login) The following are types of physicians relevant for 'Esophageal dilatation'. related types of physicians 'family practitioner, gastroenterologist, internist' show local physicians postal code Find Local stars represent relevance to topic not rating more The results are computer generated suggestions to help you find a physician. MEDgle does not recommend any particular type of physician or claim to be complete or accurate in the providers and specialties suggested. web search results for 'esophageal dilatation'? Results 1 - 50 - Esophageal dilatation Esophageal dilatation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Esophageal dilatation is a therapeutic endoscopic procedure that enlarges the ... Complications of esophageal dilatation include the following: ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esophageal_dilatation   en.wikipedia.org - summary Balloon or bougie for dilatation of benign oesophageal stricture? An ... Balloon dilatation of benign and malignant esophageal strictures. ... K. Gruntzig angioplasty dilatation of an esophageal stricture in an infant. ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1434110   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Talk:Esophageal dilatation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Talk:Esophageal dilatation. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation, search. This article is within the scope of WikiProject Medicine. ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Esophageal_dilatation   en.wikipedia.org - summary Self-dilatation of oesophageal strictures. ... The treatment of patients with esophageal strictures by local steroid injections. ... Balloon dilatation of benign and malignant esophageal strictures. ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1379054   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary eMedicine - Achalasia : Article by P Marco Fisichella Sir Thomas Willis described achalasia in 1672. In 1881, von Mikulicz described the disease as a cardiospasm to indicate ... the degree of esophageal dilatation. ... http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic16.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary Eosinophilic Esophagitis Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment by ... Esophageal dilatation involves physically stretching the strictures or ... While esophageal dilatation has been an effective and usually safe treatment, ... http://www.medicinenet.com/eosinophilic_esophagitis/page4.htm   www.medicinenet.com - summary Achalasia - series If medication is ineffective, however, esophageal dilatation can correct the problem. ... Blood clots Bleeding esophageal varices Blackheads Blood supply ... http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/Achalasia-series.htm?p=1   adam.about.com - summary Laparoscopic esophageal myotomy for achalasia: fac...[Ann Thorac Surg ... ... patients (59%) had prior esophageal dilatation and/or botulinum toxin ... myotomy for achalasia is not influenced by the degree of esophageal dilatation. ... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16181839   www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - summary MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia:Achalasia - series: Procedure, part 1 ... be treated with medication that helps the lower esophageal sphincter relax. If medication is ineffective, however, esophageal dilatation can correct the problem. ... http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/presentations/100143_3.htm   www.nlm.nih.gov - summary eMedicine - Schatzki Ring : Article by Rajeev Vasudeva ... who had associated lower esophageal ringlike constrictions, but each ... recurs shortly after dilatation, consider an esophageal manometry study to look ... http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2069.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary Achalasia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ... is brought by esophageal dilatation and surgical cleaving of the muscle (e.g. a ... 2.2 Esophageal manometry. 2.3 Biopsy. 3 Treatment. 3.1 Medication. 3.2 ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esophageal_achalasia   en.wikipedia.org - summary eMedicine - Esophageal Spasm : Article by Alan BR Thomson ... diffuse esophageal spasm (DES), in which contractions are ... A, Anggiansah A. Management of diffuse esophageal spasm with balloon dilatation. ... http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic743.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary High Failure Rate After Laparoscopic Adjustable Silicone Gastric ... ... removed in two others as a result of symptoms related to esophageal dilatation. ... weight loss did not correlate with the degree of esophageal dilatation. ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1421324   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Health and Medical Information Produced by Doctors - MedicineNet.com Read doctor-produced health and medical information written for you to make ... with well-documented esophageal spasm, esophageal dilatation (stretching of the ... http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/ques.asp?qakey=4306   www.medicinenet.com - summary A randomized prospective study comparing rigid to ...[Gastrointest ... PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 16 million citations from ... dilatation of benign esophageal strictures. ... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10385715   www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - summary Pneumatic dilatation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pneumatic dilatation. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation, ... Pneumatic dilatation is a type of esophageal dilatation which is performed ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumatic_dilatation   en.wikipedia.org - summary eMedicine - Esophageal Stricture : Article by Rajeev Vasudeva ... processes that can produce esophageal strictures can be grouped ... No consensus exists regarding the endpoint of esophageal dilatation for peptic strictures. ... http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic744.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary Extrapleural thoracoscopic repair of esophageal atresia with ... Traditionally, open repair of esophageal atresia (EA) with tracheoesophageal ... year of age, the patient had dysphagia requiring a single esophageal dilatation. ... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15789240?ordinalpos=10&it...   www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - summary Forceful dilatation under endoscopic control in the treatment of ... Esophageal perforation. A reassessment of the criteria for ... Nonsurgical management of esophageal perforation from pneumatic dilatation in achalasia. ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1375004   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Bougie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For the medical procedure, please see esophageal dilatation ... This family name is spelled in very different ways like Bougie, (de) Bougy, ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bougie   en.wikipedia.org - summary eMedicine - Esophageal Perforation, Rupture and Tears : Article Excerpt ... ... the first, and likely most well known, case of esophageal perforation. ... to any number of procedures, especially endoscopy and dilatation of strictures. ... http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/byname/Esophageal-Perforation...   www.emedicine.com - summary eMedicine - Congenital Malformations, Esophagus : Article by Ted L Tewfik ... of the developing esophagus and esophageal anomalies secondary to its aberrant development. ... Pneumatic dilatation under fluoroscopy may be diagnostic ... http://emedicine.com/ent/topic326.htm   emedicine.com - summary Efficacy and safety of hydrostatic balloon dilatation of ileocolonic ... ... reports have suggested that dilatation using hydrostatic through the scope ... Balloon dilatation of benign and malignant esophageal strictures. ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1382500   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Heller myotomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ... the muscles of the cardia (lower esophageal sphincter or LES) are cut, allowing ... in which the lower esophageal sphincter fails to relax properly, ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heller_myotomy   en.wikipedia.org - summary eMedicine - Esophageal Spasm : Article Excerpt by Alan BR Thomson ... diffuse esophageal spasm (DES), in which contractions are uncoordinated, and (2) ... nitrates, tricyclic antidepressants, dilatation, myotomy, and esophagectomy. ... http://www.emedicine.com/med/byname/Esophageal-Spasm.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary Schatzki ring - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ... with the gastro-esophageal junction in the background. ... rings may be treated with esophageal dilatation, either using bougie or balloon dilators. ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schatzki's_ring   en.wikipedia.org - summary eMedicine - Esophageal Varices : Article Excerpt by Samy A Azer The portal vein carries approximately 1500 mL/min of blood from the small and ... collaterals form by the opening and dilatation of preexisting vascular ... http://www.emedicine.com/med/byname/esophageal-varices.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary Botulinum toxin versus pneumatic dilatation in the treatment of ... ... of intrasphincteric botulinum toxin on the lower esophageal sphincter in piglets. ... simple technique for evaluating esophageal emptying in patients with ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1727388   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Esophageal motility disorders: current concepts of pathogenesis and ... ... is defined by nonpropagated esophageal contractions. ... Dilatation/methods. Esophageal Motility Disorders*/etiology. Esophageal Motility Disorders*/therapy ... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10758419   www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - summary eMedicine - Esophagus, Foreign Body : Article by Veronica Rooks Radiographic evaluation of the esophageal foreign body is warranted in both ... True diverticula result from esophageal dilatation proximal to a long-term ... http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic272.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary Talk:Schatzki ring - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia proximal to the gastro-esophageal junction. ... and link to it, as the esophageal dilatation doesn't do a good job of defining the term) ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Schatzki_ring   en.wikipedia.org - summary Achalasia - Health and Medical Information Produced by Doctors ... ... the lower esophageal sphincter (the strip of esophageal muscle that ... pneumatic dilatation (passing an instrument into the esophagus through the mouth ... http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=19950   www.medicinenet.com - summary Surgical Treatment of Severe Obesity With a Low-Pressure Adjustable ... ... slippage, and pouch or esophageal dilatation, leading to reoperation in up to 50% of patients. ... al's results, 5 esophageal dilatation was not common in ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1513977   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary eMedicine - Esophageal Perforation, Rupture and Tears : Article by ... ... described the first, and likely most well known, case of esophageal perforation. ... factors of oesophageal perforation during pneumatic dilatation for achalasia. ... http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic176.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary Lessons Learned From Surgical Management of Achalasia: Does "Cardia ... ... stomach, due to its dilatation, its external appearance, and, internally, ... dilatation of the cardia and competence of the lower esophageal sphincter: ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1876981   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary eMedicine - Esophageal Stricture : Article Excerpt by Rajeev Vasudeva ... processes that can produce esophageal strictures can be grouped into ... The need for repeated dilatation potentially increases the risk of perforation. Race ... http://www.emedicine.com/med/byname/esophageal-stricture.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary Thoracoscopic Repair of Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula ... at the anastomosis and 33 (31.7%) required esophageal dilatation at least once. ... and one was staged due to a long gap between the 2 esophageal segments. ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Esophageal Varices - eMedicine.com Clinical overview of the condition with sections on differentials, treatment options, medications, and follow-up care. http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic745.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary Idiopathic (primary) achalasia ... mm Hg), minimal esophageal dilatation, prominent tertiary contractions, and ... and, sometimes in advanced cases, massive dilatation of esophageal body [1] ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Cancer Medicine ... may lead to severe bowel dilatation or distention and subsequent perforation. ... Cervical esophageal perforation can present with neck pain, dysphagia, ... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=cmed6.section.43935   www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - summary Diseases and Conditions Encyclopedia : Discovery Health Esophageal obstruction is a blockage or narrowing of the esophagus, the muscular ... use of a nasogastric, or stomach, tube which can causeesophageal stricture ... http://media.health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/illnesses.html?article=217   media.health.discovery.com - summary Talk:Scleroderma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ... junction depends on intrinsic lower esophageal sphincter pressure, the ... dilated (megaesophagus).[1] This can be treated with esophageal dilatation. ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scleroderma   en.wikipedia.org - summary eMedicine - Cricopharyngeal Myotomy : Article Excerpt by Neil Bhattacharyya ... also known as the upper esophageal sphincter (UES), was first described by Valsalva in 1717. ... 1946, Lahey proposed dilatation of the cricopharyngeus for ... http://www.emedicine.com/ent/byname/Cricopharyngeal-Myotomy.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary Plummer-Vinson syndrome successfully treated by en...[J Gastroenterol ... PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 16 million citations from MEDLINE ... dilatation of associated esophageal webs ... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18031398   www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - summary eMedicine - Cricopharyngeal Myotomy : Article by Neil Bhattacharyya ... also known as the upper esophageal sphincter (UES), was first described by ... dysphagia with simple repeated dilatation of the upper esophageal sphincter. ... http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic602.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, but Not Rebanding, Should Be ... ... band erosion, band slippage, and esophageal dilatation have been documented ... As esophageal motility disorders strongly precluded a new band positioning in ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1356164   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary eMedicine - Schatzki Ring : Article Excerpt by Rajeev Vasudeva ... who had associated lower esophageal ringlike constrictions, but each ... Fortunately, most patients respond well to initial and repeat dilatation therapy. ... http://www.emedicine.com/med/byname/schatzki-ring.htm   www.emedicine.com - summary Physiologic Basis for the Treatment of Epiphrenic Diverticulum Esophageal motility abnormalities were identified in all patients. ... Three patients had been treated by endoscopic dilatation but remained symptomatic. ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1422440   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Achalasia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Achalasia, also known as esophageal achalasia, achalasia cardiae, cardiospasm, ... Balloon (pneumatic) dilation, also called dilatation. ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achalasia   en.wikipedia.org - summary Category:Gastroenterology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Diffuse esophageal spasm. Digestive disease. Direct ... Esophageal cancer. Esophageal candidiasis. Esophageal dilatation. Esophageal food bolus obstruction ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Gastroenterology   en.wikipedia.org - summary show more 1  2

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