Fig. 14.1 GERD-HRQL. Scale: 0 = no symptoms. 1 = dymptoms noticeable, but not bothersome. 2 = symptoms noticeable and bothersome, but not every day. 3 = symptoms bothersome every day. 4 = symptoms affect daily activities. 5 = symptoms are incapacitating,…
Score Dysphagia Regurgitation Retrosternal pain Weight loss (kg) 0 None None None None 1 Occasional Occasional Occasional <5 2 Daily Daily Daily 5–10 3 Each meal Each meal Each meal…
IRP % Normal peristalsis % Premature contractions (spasm) with normal DCI DCI (mmHg)(s)(cm) Type I/II achalasia High 0% 0% <100 Type III (spastic achalasia) High 0% 20% >450 DES…
Fig. 10.1 Global distribution of cases of Chagas disease, based on official estimates, 2006–2010. Image ©World Health Organization, 2010 Transmission of the parasitic protozoa occurs mostly via hematophagous insects of…
Author Year of publication Location Number of cases reported Time point after POEM in months Percentage of patients with symptoms assessed Percentage of those assessed with GERD symptom Definition of…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Kevin M. Reavis (ed.)Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)10.1007/978-3-319-50051-5_2 2. POEM: Concept to Research Laboratory Nitin K. Ahuja1 and Pankaj J. Pasricha2 (1) Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe St., Blalock 412,…
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© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Kevin M. Reavis (ed.)Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)10.1007/978-3-319-50051-5_8 8. Learning Curve and Initial Outcomes Joel M. Sternbach1 and Eric S. Hungness2 (1) Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 251 E. Huron…
Gallbladder stones CBD stones Cholesterol stone (%) 58.3 31.1 Bilirubin stone Black pigment stone (%) 23.7 11.8 Brown pigment stone (%) 15.9 54.3 Others (%) 2.1 2.8 6.3 Cholesterol…
