GI Surgery – Esophagus

M-A: Secondary prevention of variceal bleeding in adults with previous esophageal variceal bleeding due to decompensated liver cirrhosis

5 Apr, 2021 | 01:17h | UTC

Secondary prevention of variceal bleeding in adults with previous oesophageal variceal bleeding due to decompensated liver cirrhosis: a network meta‐analysis – Cochrane Library

Summary: Prevention of rebleeding from enlarged veins in the food pipe (oesophagus) resulting from advanced liver disease – Cochrane Library

 

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RCT: No benefit from palliative radiotherapy after esophageal cancer stenting

18 Mar, 2021 | 08:52h | UTC

Palliative radiotherapy after oesophageal cancer stenting (ROCS): a multicentre, open-label, phase 3 randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology

 

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease is linked with higher risks of larynx and esophageal cancers

24 Feb, 2021 | 02:00h | UTC

Gastroesophageal reflux disease is linked with higher risks of larynx and esophageal cancers – News Medical

Original study: Gastroesophageal reflux disease: A risk factor for laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in the NIH‐AARP Diet and Health Study cohort – Cancer

 

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Randomized trial: Pneumatic dilation does not work for persistent dysphagia after antireflux surgery

19 Jan, 2021 | 01:13h | UTC

Pneumatic dilation for persistent dysphagia after antireflux surgery, a multicentre single-blind randomised sham-controlled clinical trial – Gut (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

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