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ESOPHAGEAL REFLUX [5 records]

Record 1 2017-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Esophagus

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oesophage

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esófago
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Record 2 2017-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Digestive Tract
DEF

A syndrome due to structural or functional incompetence of the lower esophageal sphincter, which permits retrograde flow of acidic gastric juice into the esophagus.

OBS

Acid reflux can cause peptic esophagitis, ulcer formation, or esophageal stricture. Metaplastic changes in esophageal squamous epithelium, called Barrett's esophagus, can progress to carcinoma.

Key term(s)
  • gastro-esophageal reflux disease

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil digestif
CONT

Les comprimés de Rhoxal-oméprazole (oméprazole) sont indiqués pour le traitement de cas où il est nécessaire de réduire la sécrétion d'acide gastrique, tels que : [...] le reflux gastroesophagien pathologique (GERD), c'est-à-dire brûlures d'estomac et régurgitation.

Key term(s)
  • reflux gastro-œsophagien pathologique
  • reflux gastro-esophagien pathologique

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Esophagus
DEF

One of the clinical manifestations of gastro esophageal reflux.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oesophage
CONT

Le pyrosis est le symptôme le plus caractéristique du reflux gastro-œsophagien [...] Le malade décrit parfois une sensation de brûlure pharyngée ou accuse un goût d'acidité dans la bouche [...] La régurgitation acide est un signe également fréquent. Il s'agit de la remontée spontanée du liquide gastrique dans la bouche sous aucun effort de vomissement.

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
CONT

Surgical intervention to prevent esophageal reflux is indicated for the patient in whom recurrent pneumonia can be reasonably attributed to this mechanism... Bypassing the mouth to facilitate feeding can be accomplished with a feeding gastrostomy or enterostomy. The former can be performed noninvasively via fiberoptic gastroscopy with the feeding tube being passed percutaneously into the stomach.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
CONT

Gastrostomie d'alimentation définitive - Elle est faite : - soit en aval d'un cancer de l'œsophage jugé inopérable pour des raisons locales (extension, fistule œso-respiratoire) ou générales (âge, métastases, tare cardio-respiratoire, etc.); les intubations endoscopiques de la sténose donnent, sans intervention, un confort supérieur à celui des gastrostomies dont les indications doivent se raréfier [...]

Spanish

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Record 5 1992-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
DEF

Operative technique used in GERD(Gastro-esophageal reflux disease), a restoration of LES(Lower esophageal sphincter) to an intra abdominal position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
OBS

Belsey Mark IV - Relevé dans l'Encyclopédie médico-chirurgicale (EMDIG, vol. 1, no 40250, page 14).

Spanish

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