Background Antireflux therapy, including surgery, has been advocated for asthma patients
with gastroesophageal reflux (GER). A recent review of medical antireflux therapy reported …

… Recommendations baaed on this analysis to avoid anastomotic leak and subsequent
stricture formation include selection of patients with serum albumin level greater than 32 g/L, …

Background The Thymectomy Trial in Non-Thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis Patients Receiving
Prednisone (MGTX) showed that thymectomy combined with prednisone was superior …

Modern multislice computed tomography (CT) scanners produce isotropic CT images with a
thickness of 0.6 mm. These CT images offer detailed information of lung cavities, which …

… form on G. If g is a complex Ikl-graded Lie algebra and G is a complex Lie group with Lie
algebra g, then we define a complex parabolic geometry of the type G/P on a complex manifold …

The choice of the optimal surgical approach for repairing paraesophaeal hernias (PEH) is
debated. Our objective is to evaluate the short-term outcomes of primary laparoscopic and …

Management of squamous carcinoma of the esophagus remains a dilemma for the clinician.
Current treatments produce significant morbidity and mortality, yet most patients still die of …

… In this Article, Professor Gregory Gelfand compares and evaluates … Professor Gelfand next
exposes the shortcomings and … Finally, Professor Gelfand presents a comprehensive model …

… In this Article, Professors Gelfand and Abrams present a unique system of analysis for
making the procedure/substance distinction under Erie. Their analysis is based on Erie's dual …

Idiopathic subglottic stenosis is a narrowing of the trachea at the level of the cricoid cartilage
of unknown etiology. It is a rare condition for which the real incidence has never been …