Esophageal Diagnostic Procedures References

Esophageal Diagnostic Procedures
Selected Articles

Anderson PE, Cook A, Amery AH. A review of the practice of fibreoptic dilatation of oesophageal stricture. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 1989 71(2):124-7.

This series of 82 patients shows that dilatation of benign strictures produces better results than in malignant strictures, although it is useful to facilitate biopsy.

Various authors. Endoscopy in upper GI bleeding. Endoscopy 1986 18 Suppl:1-68.

Several articles in this supplement cover areas such as sclerotherapy, laser photocoagulation, and electrocoagulation. Most are brief review articles.

Elleson DA and Rowley SD. Esophageal perforation: its early diagnosis and treatment. Laryngoscope 1982 92(6 Pt 1):678-80.

A brief article which has representative case presentations to illustrate this difficult complication.

Hawes RH. Normal endosonographic findings. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1996 43(2 Pt 2):S6-10.

The author covers proper technique, potential difficulties and complications. Other articles in this supplement specifically address particular disease profiles on endosonography.

Sources for further reading
Textbook Chapters
Chapter 3: Endoscopy, Bronchoscopy, and Esophagoscopy. Surgery of the Chest (Sabiston and Spencer), 6th ed., 84-97.
Chapter 27: Disorders of the Esophagus in the Adult. Surgery of the Chest (Sabiston and Spencer), 6th ed., 958-65.

Chapter 9: Esophagoscopy and Endoscopic Esophageal Ultrasonography. Glenn's Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (Baue, Geha, Hammond, Laks, and Naunheim), 6th ed., 153-168.
Chapter 39: The Esophagus - Anatomy and Functional Evaluation. Glenn's Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (Baue, Geha, Hammond, Laks, and Naunheim), 6th ed., 691-728.

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