Esophageal Adenocarcinoma in Patients [Less-Than or Equal To]50 Years Old:...

The American Surgeon;  November 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......number of young patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma. It is not clear whether young...treatment results of patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma who were ≤50 and >50...consecutive patients with resectable esophageal adenocarcinoma: 32 (12.1%) were ≤50 years...

Solitary Scapula Mass: Atypical Presentation of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

The American Surgeon;  May 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......There is frequent association of esophageal adenocarcinoma with Barret's metaplasia. Isolated...characteristic patterns of metastases for esophageal adenocarcinoma include frequent hepatic metastases...patterns of dissemination for esophageal adenocarcinoma. The scapula and its ...

Synchronous occurrence of glioblastoma multiforme and esophageal...

The American Surgeon;  February 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Although glioblastoma multiforme and esophageal adenocarcinoma have few clinical similarities...the synchronous occurrence of esophageal adenocarcinoma and glioblastoma multiforme...end this report examines both esophageal adenocarcinoma and glioblastoma multiforme...

Endoscopy for Barrett's esophagus and esophageal...

American Family Physician;  May 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......screening for Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma in patients with reflux symptoms...decrease the rate of death from esophageal adenocarcinoma. The concept is intuitively appealing...for which it is a risk factor, esophageal adenocarcinoma, is rare. About 50 percent ...

Dietary and Lifestyle Patterns and Risk of Subtypes of Esophageal and...

The Journal of Nutrition;  December 1, 2004 ;     540 words ......of Esophageal and Gastric Cancer: Factor Analysis...the esophagus and gastric cardia have been...rates for noncardia gastric adenocarcinoma and...associated with risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma whereas nutrients...of esophageal and gastric cancers in a ...

Diet, obesity and reflux in the etiology of adenocarcinomas of the...

The Journal of Nutrition;  November 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Esophagus and Gastric Cardia in Humans1...Incidence rates for esophageal adenocarcinoma have increased...mid-1970s. Rates for gastric cardia adenocarcinoma...incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma between 1976...of noncardia gastric adenocarcinomas...the risk of ...

Photodynamic therapy for dysplastic barrett esophagus and early esophageal...

Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  November 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......thought to be a major risk factor for the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma.1 Photodynamic therapy (PDT) using porfimer sodium...least 2 experienced histopathologists. Of patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma, only those staged as having T1 N0 MX disease by standard...

Photodynamic therapy and endoscopic mucosal resection for Barrett's...

Southern Medical Journal;  September 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Methods Since 1997, we have used porfimer sodium PDT to treat 83 patients with Barrett's high-grade dysplasia or early esophageal adenocarcinoma. An expert pathologist confirmed the referral histologic diagnosis. A cardiothoracic surgeon evaluated all patients...

Gastric cancer: diagnosis and treatment options.

American Family Physician;  March 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......has rapidly declined over the past 50 years. Gastric cancer is now the 13th most common cause of...However, in developing countries, the incidence of gastric cancer is much higher and is second only to...rates of mortality. The typical patient with gastric cancer is male (male-to-female ratio, ...

Ability of somatostatin receptor scintigraphy to identify patients with...

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  October 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Gastric carcinoids are of increasing clinical concern because they...suppressants that can cause hypergastrinemia. However, gastric carcinoids are difficult to diagnose. Somatostatin receptor...this study was to determine whether SRS could localize gastric carcinoids. Methods: Two groups of patients with ...

Validation of gastric-emptying scintigraphy of solids and liquids in mice...

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  July 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Gastric emptying in small laboratory animals is a useful parameter...recovery is considered the gold standard for determination of gastric emptying. However, this method requires sacrifice of the animal and yields data of gastric emptying at only 1 time point. Gastric-emptying scintigraphy...

Gastric digestion modifies absorption of butterfat into lymph chylomicrons...

The Journal of Nutrition;  December 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Gastric Digestion Modifies Absorption of Butterfat into Lymph Chylomicrons...composition and size of lymph chylomicrons in rats given gastric infusion of lipid emulsions containing defined fractions...Total lymph chylomicron TAG output (mg/24 h) stimulated by gastric lipid infusion was 21 % greater with ...

Heterotopic Gastric Mucosa of the Anus: A Case Report and Review of the...

The American Surgeon;  August 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Ectopic gastric mucosa has been described at various locations...the dentate line. We report a case of gastric heterotopia discovered in a 21-year-old...polyp, and biopsy confirmed fundic-type gastric tissue. A ^sup 99m^technetium-pertechnetate...

Management of perforated gastric carcinoma: A report of 16 cases and...

The American Surgeon;  May 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Perforated gastric carcinoma is rare; however, it is a serious...available data on 16 patients with perforated gastric carcinoma. We collected data on the age...information on the management of perforated gastric carcinoma. The carcinoma was stage I in...

Noninvasive Measurement of Gastric Accommodation by Means of Pertechnetate...

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...The gastric accommodation response to a meal is impaired...scintigraphic test has been developed to measure gastric accommodation in humans. The aim of this...similar to those with barostat studies, but gastric volumes were inferior. Conclusion: Refining...