A new study explores the power of PET/MRI imaging to predict survival in patients with adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric ...

With the laparoscopic approach, in contrast, excellent exposure of the esophagogastric junction is easily achieved, and the myotomy can be extended onto the gastric wall for about 2 to 2.5 cm.

11 Patients with a tumor in the esophagus or a tumor with an epicenter within 5 cm of the esophagogastric junction and extension into the esophagus were eligible. Selection criteria included a ...

Achalasia esophagus types 1, 2, and 3 Impaired relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter and no peristalsis Esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction Impaired relaxation of the lower ...

A new white paper by the American Foregut Society recommends expanding the classification of the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) to increase an assessment of the axial hiatal hernia length ...

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Forty consecutive patients with locally advanced adenocarcinomas of the esophagogastric junction were studied by FDG-PET at baseline and 14 days after initiation of ...

The diagnosis of submucosal lesions in the stomach may be facilitated by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). EUS will discriminate intramural lesions from extrinsic compression, and will characterize a ...

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Forty consecutive patients with locally advanced adenocarcinomas of the esophagogastric junction were studied by FDG-PET at baseline and 14 days after initiation of ...