Значения термина pneumatic dilatation на английском

Purpose: To assess the results and indications of conservative management of esophageal perforation following pneumatic dilatation for achalasia.

Second, to determine whether esophageal emptying as assessed by TBE differs after treatment with pneumatic dilatation or laparoscopic myotomy.

Pathological acidification after pneumatic dilatation is associated with persistent problems in esophageal emptying rather than with excessive sphincter divulsion.

Historically, pneumatic dilatation was preferred over surgical myotomy because of the morbidity associated with a thoracotomy or a laparotomy.

Conclusion: Conservative medical or surgical management of oesophageal perforation following pneumatic dilatation is safe, if the diagnosis is done early.

This goal can be accomplished either by pneumatic dilatation or surgical myotomy, which are the only long-term effective therapies for achalasia.

These data support a strategy of reserving botulinum toxin for patients who are not candidates for pneumatic dilatation or laparoscopic Heller myotomy.

Older patients were no different in degree of esophageal dilation, manometric findings, number of previous pneumatic dilatations, or previous botulinum toxin therapy.

Five of these 10 patients had a previous Heller myotomy; another patient had several pneumatic dilatations, and two other patients had endoscopically proven candida infections.