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  • 1
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    Dysphagia 8 (1993), S. 98-104 
    ISSN: 1432-0460
    Keywords: Esophageal manometry ; Motility disorders ; Deglutition ; Deglutition disorders
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Esophageal manometry allows to quantify intraluminal pressure changes as the basis of normal or abnormal esophageal motility. It is a complementary diagnostic procedure which should only be performed after endoscopic and fluoroscopic examinations and may be helpful in the detection of various motility disorders like diffuse esophageal spasm, nutcracker esophagus and vigorous achalasia. Manometry is recommendable for therapy control after medical and surgical therapy, and mandatory prior to surgical reflux therapy.
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1432-0460
    Keywords: Barrett's esophagus ; Gastroesophageal reflux ; Adenocarcinoma ; High grade dysplasia ; Deglutition ; Deglutition disorders
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Barrett's esophagus (i.e. columnar epithelial metaplasia in the distal esophagus) is an acquired condition that in most patients results from chronic gastroesophageal reflux. It is a disorder of the white male in the Western world with a prevalence of about 1/400 population. Due to the decreased sensitivity of the columnar epithelium to symptoms, Barrett's esophagus remains undiagnosed in the majority of patients. Gastroesophageal reflux disease in patients with Barrett's esophagus has a more severe character and is more frequently associated with complications as compared with reflux patients without columnar mucosa. This appears to be due to a combination of a mechanically defective lower esophageal sphincter, inefficient esophageal clearance function, and gastric acid hypersecretion. Excessive reflux of alkaline duodenal contents may be responsible for the development of complications (i.e., stricture, ulcer, and dysplasia). Therapy of benign Barrett's esophagus is directed towards treatment of the underlying reflux disease. Barrett's esophagus is associated with a 30- to 125-fold increased risk for adenocarcinoma of the esophagus. The reasons for the dramatic rise in the incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma, which occurred during the past years, are unknown. High grade dysplasia in a patient with columnar mucosa is an ominous sign for malignant degeneration. Whether an esophagectomy should be performed in patients with high grade dysplasia remains controversial. Complete resection of the tumor and its lymphatic drainage is the procedure of choice in all patients with a resectable carcinoma who are fit for surgery. In patients with tumors located in the distal esophagus, this can be achieved by a transhiatal en-bloc esophagectomy and proximal gastrectomy. Early adenocarcinoma can be cured by this approach. The value of multimodality therapy in patients with advanced tumors needs to be shown in randomized prospective trials.
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1432-0460
    Keywords: Zenker's diverticulum ; Cervical myotomy ; Diverticulectomy ; Deglutition ; Deglutition disorders
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Surgery for the treatment of Zenker's diverticulum was performed at our institution in a total of 43 patients over 6½ years. Cervical myotomy with diverticulectomy was performed in 32 of the patients and myotomy alone in 11. Mortality totaled 0%, with a reversible lesion of the recurrent nerve occurring in 7%. In 60% of the cases investigated preoperatively (N=40), motility disorders of the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) could be demonstrated using manometry as well as with cineradiography in 92% of the patients. Follow-up studies in 39 of the cases 25 months (mean) postprocedure indicated 82% of the patients to be symptom-free, with the remaining 18% demonstrating a marked improvement. Postoperative manometry as well as cineradiography carried out in 12 patients revealed the presence of UES motility dyscoordination in 8% and 25%, respectively. There were, however, no signs of recurrence of the diverticulum. The high number of patients in our study group demonstrating motility disorders of the UES emphasizes the need for cervical myotomy as part of the surgical therapy for Zenker's diverticulum.
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  • 4
    ISSN: 1432-0460
    Keywords: Gastroesophageal reflux disease ; Diagnosis ; pH monitoring ; Diagnostic studies ; Deglutition ; Deglutition disorders
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most frequent benign diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and in some cases the diagnosis may be very difficult. There are many diagnostic procedures but none of them could prove or definitely exclude the disease. The 24-h pH-monitoring is the “gold standard” for detection of gastroesophageal reflux and in many patients the reflux correlates with the GERD. The evaluation of a diagnostic method has to be done in a similar manner to the evaluation of therapeutic study (phase 1 to phase 4). For the definition of the “gold standard” for detection of a special diagnosis (e.g., the gastroesophageal reflux disease), the results of phase 3 studies for different methods had to be compared. The method with the best values for sensitivity and specificity is yet to be discovered. Until now, pH monitoring has been the gold standard for the diagnosis of GERD. However, there are many problems connected with using this method in clinical practice.
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  • 5
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    Dysphagia 8 (1993), S. 135-145 
    ISSN: 1432-0460
    Keywords: Esophageal motility ; Surgical therapy ; Deglutition ; Deglutition disorders
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Surgical treatment is either the therapy of choice or a facultative procedure in various types of esophageal motility disorders. In achalasia, cardiomyotomy, frequently combined with fundoplasty, achieves good or excellent results in 〉80% of cases, and is, therefore, advised in cases when pneumostatic dilatation fails. Diverticulectomy and myotomy of the upper or lower esophageal sphincter are proven procedures to treat cervical and epiphrenic diverticula, leading to good/excellent results or at least an improvement in more than 95%. If, exceptionally, parabronchial diverticula require therapy, they should be excised transthoracically. Cervical myotomy is indicated in cases of cervical achalasia, when sufficient pharyngeal propulsion is preserved. In systemic diseases like scleroderma reflux induced complications may require surgical intervention in medically intractable cases. In these rather few cases, subtotal gastrectomy with a Roux-en-Y anastomosis is advised. In patients suffering from diffuse esophageal spasm or symptomatic “nutcracker” esophagus, extended esophageal myotomy can relieve symptoms. If a clear diagnosis is provided, about 75% of patients will have an improvement of symptoms.
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  • 6
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    Der Chirurg 69 (1998), S. 132-140 
    ISSN: 1433-0385
    Keywords: Key words: Gastroesophageal reflux disease ; Antireflux surgery ; Nissen fundoplication ; Barrett's esophagus ; Peptic strictures. ; Schlüsselwörter: Gastrooesophageale Refluxkrankheit ; Antirefluxchirurgie ; Nissen-Fundoplicatio ; Barrett-Oesophagus ; peptische Stenose.
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung. In der westlichen Welt ist die gastrooesophageale Refluxkrankheit die häufigste gutartige Erkrankung des oberen Gastrointestinaltrakts. Die Akuttherapie der gastrooesophagealen Refluxkrankheit ist heute eine unumstrittene Domäne der Protonenpumpenhemmer. Jedoch kommt es bei bis zu 50 % der betroffenen Patienten nach Absetzen der Medikation innerhalb weniger Tage zu einem Rezidiv der Erkrankung, so daß häufig eine Dauertherapie erforderlich wird. Bei diesen Patienten stellt die laparoskopische Fundoplicatio eine attraktive und kosteneffektive therapeutische Alternative zur medikamentösen Langzeittherapie dar. Dementsprechend ist jeder Patient mit persistierender oder rezidivierender Oesophagitis und/oder Refluxsymptomatik, der auf eine medikamentöse Langzeittherapie angewiesen ist, auch ein potentieller Kandidat für die laparoskopische Antirefluxchirurgie. Eine Indikation zur Fundoplicatio besteht vor allem dann, wenn es sich um einen jungen Patienten handelt, wenn eine medikamentöse Dauertherapie aufgrund von Nebenwirkungen nicht möglich ist oder wenn Bedenken über die Langzeitsicherheit der verfügbaren medikamentösen Alternativen bestehen. Eine sorgfältige Selektion der Patienten, die objektive Dokumentation der gastrooesophagealen Refluxkrankheit mittels 24-Std-pH-Metrie und eine gewissenhafte Beachtung der technischen Details des operativen Eingriffs stellen die Schlüssel zum Erfolg der Antirefluxchirurgie dar.
    Notes: Summary. In the Western world gastroesophageal reflux disease constitutes the single most common benign disorder of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Current medical therapy with proton pump inhibitors allows physicians to provide complete symptom relief and healing of acute esophageal mucosal injury in practically all affected patients. However, up to 50 % of patients require maintenance therapy to prevent relapse. In these patients laparoscopic antireflux surgery offers an attractive and cost-effective alternative to potentially life-long medical therapy. Consequently, every patient with persistent or recurrent symptoms and/or complications of gastroesophageal reflux who depends on maintenance medical therapy to remain in remission is a potential candidate for laparoscopic antireflux surgery, particularly if of young age, suffering from side effects of medical therapy or worrying about long-term safety of the conservative treatment alternatives. A careful selection of patients, objective documentation of gastroesophageal reflux disease by 24-h esophageal pH monitoring, and meticulous attention to the technical details of the procedure are essential for a successful outcome of antireflux surgery.
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  • 7
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    Langenbeck's archives of surgery 369 (1986), S. 217-223 
    ISSN: 1435-2451
    Keywords: Barrett's esophagus ; Precancerous stage ; Risk factors ; Indication ; Endobrachyoesophagus ; Precanceroue ; Risikofaktoren ; Indikation
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Der Endobrachyoesophagus ist eine Präcancerose, da in etwa 15 der Fälle eine maligne Entartung auftritt. Nach prospektiven Studien liegt das Risiko einer Carcinomentwicklung 30- bis 42mal höher als bei der Normalbevölkerung. Risikofaktoren für die maligne Degeneration sind Alkohol- und Nicotinabusus, chronischer gastro-oesophagealer Reflux, Zugehörigkeit zur weißen Rasse und zum männlichen Geschlecht. Eine Indikation zur Antirefluxchirurgie besteht nur beim Endobrachyoesophagus mit florider Reflux-oesophagitis. Der blande Endobrachyoesophagus bedarf einer endoskopischen Kontrolle. Das Adenocarcinom des Endobrachyoesophagus ist als Speiseröhrencarcinom anzusehen und kann wegen der vorwiegend aboralen Metastasierung durch transmediastinale Oesophagektomie behandelt werden.
    Notes: Summary Barrett's esophagus is a precancerous stage as a malign degeneration occurs in about 15 %. According to prospective studies the risk of development of cancer is 30 to 42 times higher than in the normal population. Risk factors for malign degeneration, which mostly concerns white males, are abuse of alcohol or nicotine and chronic gastroesophageal reflux. Antireflux surgery is only indicated in Barrett's esophagus in combination with active reflux esophagitis. The uncomplicated Barrett's esophagus should be controlled by endoscopy. The adenocarcinoma in Barrett's esophagus has to be considered as an esophageal carcinoma. Due to its metastatic spread in mostly aboräl direction it can be treated by blunt dissection of the esophagus.
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