Esophageal dilation is a treatment to help stretch, or dilate, abnormal narrowings found in the esophagus. These narrowings are called strictures and can occur from a variety of health problems. They ...

bronchiectasis (9.5-33%), subpleural bands (10.9-35%), tracheal dilation (11.1%), linear opacities (11.7%), and lymphadenopathy (16.7-28.6%). Frequency of apical fibrosis and bronchiectasis increased ...

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Endotracheal and tracheal aspirates yielded no organism common to this condition. Viral cultures were not done. Normal controls did not show the lesions reported here except for rare foci of ...

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Flexible bronchoscopy is an invasive procedure that is utilized to visualize the nasal passages, pharynx, larynx, vocal cords, and tracheal bronchial ... such as balloon dilatation, endobronchial ...

Point D represents the area where the tracheal pressure measurement occurs ... Cross-sections were also captured at the mid-nostrils, mid-pharynx, laryngeal opening, mid-saccule, narrowest portion of ...

Achalasia cannot be cured. Instead, our goal is to relieve symptoms, improve esophageal emptying and prevent the development of megaesophagus. The most successful therapies are pneumatic dilation and ...

[14] retrospectively analyzed 28 cases of IACD, and found 11 cases (39%) were caused by balloon dilatation, 8 cases (29%) by injury by GC ... Prepare temporary cardiac pacing, electrical cardioversion ...