endoscopy
Esophageal Stricture After Total Gastrectomy...
This 62 year-old male, was reffered to us to evalute a disphagia, one year previous, undergone total gastrectomy due a gastric cancer, one month after the gastrectomy, radiation therapy was iniciated,...
Chromatoscopy Of Barrett's Esophagus
Chromatoscopy with lugol´s stain. Fundical´s cell are observed.
Hiatal Hernia - Above Is An Esophageal Stricture...
Balloon esophageal dilatation is an effective and safe first-line therapy. Complications are quite rare and manageable.
Hiatal Hernia - Above Is An Esophageal Stricture...
In this image as well as the video clip shows the Hiatal Hernia, above of the hernia is display the stricture. The physician can almost always uncover the specific cause of the stricture. And there...
Endoscopic Baloon Dilation Of The Esophageal...
Balloon dilation is an acceptable modality for the dilation of stenosis at various sites in the gastrointestinal tract.
Endoscopic Baloon Dilation Of The Esophageal...
Technique of balloon dilation of esophageal stricture under direct endoscopic visualization.
Endoscopic Baloon Dilation Of The Esophageal...
Flexible endoscopy allows the physician to directly view the stricture. Deflated balloons are placed through the endoscope and across the stricture. When inflated, they become sausage shaped, stretch,...
Endoscopic Baloon Dilation Of The Esophageal...
The ability to control and monitor the balloon makes it reliable procedure. That is the most common type of dilation and it has a very low complication rate with a good success rate.
Endoscopic Baloon Dilation Of The Esophageal...
Keeping the stricture in the middle of the balloon and then we inflate it to a given diameter.
Endoscopic Baloon Dilation Of The Esophageal...
Dilation of more than 17 mm in diameter was performed.
Endoscopic Baloon Dilation Of The Esophageal...
A balloon dilator passed through the endoscope is often inflated within the confines of the stricture, thus opening the area and relieving the patient's symptoms.
Endoscopic Baloon Dilation Of The Esophageal...
Again, repeated dilation are performed. Pass the balloon through the endoscope channel while it’s still deflated.