Step 9: Proximal and Distal Extension of Myotomy Once the mucosa has been exposed, the myotomy can safely be extended (see Figure 3).

The lower esophageal sphincter (LES) was examined with the distal openings with the slow-pull technique, and five water swallows to evaluate the LES relaxation. The esophageal body was studied by ...

In patients with small intestinal Crohn’s disease (CD), there is a need for a simple, non-invasive test to reduce dependence on invasive procedures (eg, enteroscopy) and costly imaging (eg, MRI or CT ...

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Following esophageal hiatus mobilization, the robotic system was removed. A 6 cm cervical incision was made along the anterior border of the left sternocleidomastoid muscle, extending to the ...

There has been an intriguing change in the anatomical subsite distribution of gastric cancer, with a trend for tumours to be found more in the proximal stomach, particularly around the cardia, and a ...