esophageal stent — A tube placed in the esophagus to keep a blocked area open so the patient can swallow soft food and liquids. Esophageal stents are made of metal mesh, plastic, or silicone, and may be used in the treatment of esophageal cancer … English dictionary of cancer terms
Esophageal cancer — Classification and external resources Endoscopic image of patient with esophageal adenocarcinoma seen at gastro esophageal junction. ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
Stent — For people named Stent, see Stent (surname). Stent Intervention MeSH D015607 In the technical vocabulary of medicine, a stent is an artificial tube inserted into a natural passage/conduit in the … Wikipedia
Esophageal atresia — Classification and external resources Common anatomical types of esophageal atresia a) Esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula (86%). b) Isolated esophageal atresia without tracheoesophageal fistula (7%). c) H type… … Wikipedia
Esophageal food bolus obstruction — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Endoscopic image of patient with esophageal food bolus obstruction due to a grape in the setting of eosinophilic esophagitis DiseasesDB = 17942 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|787.2 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus =… … Wikipedia
Self-expandable metallic stent — A self expandable metallic stent (or SEMS) is a metallic tube, or stent, used in order to hold open a structure in the gastrointestinal tract in order to allow the passage of food, chyme, stool, or other secretions required for digestion. SEMS… … Wikipedia
Aortic dissection — Classification and external resources Dissection of the aorta descendens (3), which starts from the left subclavian artery, reaching to the abdominal aorta (4). Aorta ascendens (1) and aortic arch (2) are not involved … Wikipedia
Ascending cholangitis — Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety. In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… … Universalium
Cáncer de esófago — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El cáncer de esófago es una malignidad del esófago. Existen varios subtipos, aunque la mayoría se caracterizan por la presencia de síntomas como disfagia (dificultad para deglutir o tratar), dolor, pérdida de peso,… … Wikipedia Español
