endoscopy
Scar After Gastrostomy Performed 36 Years Ago...
In the image as well as the video clip a scar of gastrostomy is observed after 36 year.
Scar After Gastrostomy Performed 36 Years Ago...
Status after 36 year of lye ingestion Circular Scars are observed in the middle third of the Esophagus. This 40 year-old female, at the age of 4, suffers an accident ingesting lye, for more than two...
Small Traqueo-Esophageal Fistula - 90 Years-Old...
A 90 year- old male with old pulmonar tuberculosis sequels. We found the image displays here and some biopsies where taken at the time of the endoscopy we found this image in the superior third of...
Endoscopic Assessment of Tracheal Bifurcation
The endoscope is occasionally passed inadvertently into the trachea rather than the esophagus, for example, in patients who have difficulty initiating the act of swallowing. Tracheal rings will be...
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - Assessment...
Hypomotility of the distal esophagus, hiatal hernias and GERD are common findings in patient with leiomyomas. Therefore, evaluation for GERD should be considered before and after surgery for esophageal...
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - Reflux Esophagitis
Patient have been suffered of GERD since many years. The endoscopic image as well as the video clip displays a reflux esophagitis with Barret esophagus.
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - Presence of...
Esophageal GISTs present unique challenges. First, the tumor must be recognized correctly as a GIST. Due to the similar clinical,endoscopic, and radiographic appearance as the far more common esophageal...
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - Closer Look...
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are a subset of GI mesenchymal tumors of varying differentiation. Previously, these tumors were classified as GI leiomyomas, leiomyosarcomas, leiomyoblastomas,...
Cytomegalovirus Esophagitis - Biopsy
CMV GI disease was first described in the 1960s. Esophagitis is the second most common GI manifestation of CMV infection after colitis. CMV esophagitis has been reported in patients who have undergone...
Cytomegalovirus Esophagitis - Assessment of the...
Usually an opportunistic infection, among the most common opportunistic infections in AIDS patients, but also in non-HIV immunocompromised patients (bone marrow transplant recipients, solid organ transplant...
Cytomegalovirus Esophagitis - 42 Years-Old Male
This 42 year-old male underwent a rutine upper endoscopy finding this tiny lesion in the upper third of the esophagus immediately suspect as herpes viral esophagitis or cytomegalovirus, subsequently...
The Black Esophagus - Biliary Plastic Stent,...
Cholangiocarcinoma is a slow-growing malignancy of the bile duct. It is the second most common primary hepatic tumor after hepatoma. The cause of bile duct cancer is unclear. Results of some epidemiologic...
The Black Esophagus - Biliary Plastic Stent,...
Biliary Plastic Stent Our patient has the diagnosis of a cholangiocarcinoma Classic AEN presents as a circumferential, black-appearing, diffusely necrotic esophageal mucosa, preferentially affecting...
The Black Esophagus - Lesions in the Upper Third...
Proximal esophageal extension is common. Biopsy is recommended although not required to make the diagnosis. First described in 1990 by Goldenberg et al Male sex, older age, chronic medical conditions,...
The Black Esophagus - Assessment of Esophageal...
Treatment is directed at correcting coexisting clinical conditions, restoring hemodynamic stability, nil-per-os restriction, supportive red blood cell transfusion, and intravenous acid suppression...