Udupi, Oct 22: Kasturba Hospital in Manipal has made a significant advancement in the treatment of esophageal perforation, marking a milestone in medical practice for South India. Recently, an elderly ...

primary esophageal motility disorders (PEMDs), and esophageal perforations. Certain drugs can also cause this problem. Knowing the types of symptoms these problems cause can help you find the source ...

Although an esophagoscopy is generally a safe procedure, more serious risks include perforation of the esophagus, infection, or internal bleeding. This article discusses the possible risks of ...

What’s worse than a frog in your throat? How about a whole octopus? Doctors were flabbergasted after discovering that a Singapore man’s throat discomfort was caused by an eight-legged mollusk ...

An esophageal perforation is a tear or hole in the esophagus. While it is uncommon, the condition is serious and requires immediate treatment. The esophagus is the tube that passes food and ...

Esophageal fistula (EF) is a rare but serious complication of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF), with high mortality. Partly because of its rarity, numbers on its incidence ...

creating an esophageal perforation, vocal cord paralysis, or even erosion into the airway (trachea), or major blood vessels,” warned the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. That’s what ...

Also known as an esophageal rupture or perforation, it's a potentially life-threatening condition. Esophageal tears can be caused by severe vomiting, foreign objects, caustic substances, and surgical ...

Procedure-related adverse events included pneumothorax, hemorrhage, esophageal perforation, and death in six patients. Average length of hospital stay following the procedure was similar with POEM ...

Researchers analyzed the safety and efficacy of nonoperative treatment for esophageal perforation due to foreign bodies. Nonoperative treatment for esophageal perforation caused by foreign bodies with ...