24-Hour pH Monitoring
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams36540
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. GI Unit.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2019.
- Pamphlet Number
- 0202
- Available Online
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A 24-hour pH monitoring test is done to find out if your symptoms are related to refluxing or regurgitating (bringing up) acid from your stomach into your esophagus (the tube in your throat connecting your mouth and stomach for swallowing food). This pamphlet explains how the test is done, how the test will feel, and what you can eat and do while on the pH monitor. A diary is also provided to track when you start and finish eating meals or snacks, any symptoms you have, when you change position…
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. GI Unit
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (5 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Esophageal pH monitoring
- Esophageal Diseases - diagnosis
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Esophagus--Motility--Disorders
- Abstract
- A 24-hour pH monitoring test is done to find out if your symptoms are related to refluxing or regurgitating (bringing up) acid from your stomach into your esophagus (the tube in your throat connecting your mouth and stomach for swallowing food). This pamphlet explains how the test is done, how the test will feel, and what you can eat and do while on the pH monitor. A diary is also provided to track when you start and finish eating meals or snacks, any symptoms you have, when you change positions, when you start and stop smoking, and any medications you take and why while pH monitoring is being done.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: GI Unit, VG, QEII
- Pamphlet Number
- 0202
Atlas of transnasal esophagoscopy
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat22898
Postma, Gregory N.
--Philadelphia, PA:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
, 2007.
- Call Number
- WI 17 P858a 2007
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- WI 17 P858a 2007
- Author
- Postma, Gregory N
- Other Authors
- Belafsky, Peter C
- Aviv, Jonathan E
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Date of Publication
- 2007
- Physical Description
- 108 p.
- ISBN
- 0781751802
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Esophagoscopy - Atlases
- Esophageal Diseases - diagnosis
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Esophageal diseases : evaluation and treatment
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33876
P. Marco Fisichella, Marco E. Allaix, Mario Morino, Marco G. Patti, editors.
--Cham, Switzerland:
Springer
, c2014.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Esophageal Diseases: Evaluation and Treatment is a concise and easy-to-read manual which explores the pathophysiology, diagnostic evaluation, treatment and strategies for avoiding and managing esophageal diseases. Simple operative approaches are explained, relevant technical considerations are given, and management strategies of the disease process are described in each chapter for better understanding. Written by world class international esophageal surgeons and gastroenterologists, Esophageal…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Fisichella, P. Marco
- Responsibility
- P. Marco Fisichella, Marco E. Allaix, Mario Morino, Marco G. Patti, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham, Switzerland
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 248 pages)
- ISBN
- 9783319043371 (electronic bk.)
- 9783319043364
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Esophageal Diseases - diagnosis
- Esophageal Diseases - therapy
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Esophagus - Diseases - Diagnosis
- Esophagus - Diseases - Treatment
- Gastroenterology
- Esophageal diseases
- Abstract
- Esophageal Diseases: Evaluation and Treatment is a concise and easy-to-read manual which explores the pathophysiology, diagnostic evaluation, treatment and strategies for avoiding and managing esophageal diseases. Simple operative approaches are explained, relevant technical considerations are given, and management strategies of the disease process are described in each chapter for better understanding. Written by world class international esophageal surgeons and gastroenterologists, Esophageal Diseases: Evaluation and Treatment is a thorough handbook for surgeons and gastroenterologists in residence and training which aims to help with avoiding and managing the entire spectrum of esophageal diseases.
- Contents
- 1. Esophageal Anatomy and Physiology -- 2. Esophageal Diseases: Radiologic Images -- 3. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Pathophysiology -- 4. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Diagnostic Evaluation -- 5. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Treatment -- 6. Treatment of Paraesophageal Hernias -- 7. Extra-Esophageal Manifestation of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease -- 8. Epiphrenic Diverticulum -- 9. Evaluation and Treatment of Zenker's Diverticulum -- 10. Achalasia: Pathophysiology and Diagnostic Evaluation -- 11. Achalasia: Treatment -- 12.Begnign Esophageal Tumors: Evaluation and Treatment -- 13. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: From Heartburn to Cancer -- 14. Barrett's Esophagus: Treatment Options -- 15.Esophageal Cancer: Evaluation -- 16. Esophageal Cancer: Surgical Treatment -- 17. Esophageal Cancer: Neo-Adjuvant and Adjuvant Therapy.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Esophageal motility pressure studies
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams34554
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. GI Unit.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2021.
- Pamphlet Number
- 0273
- Available Online
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This test is done so that your doctor can study the activity of the muscles and the pressure in your esophagus (swallowing tube). The pamphlet describes where you go for your test, how to get ready, how the test is done, and what will happen after the test.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. GI Unit
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([4] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Esophageal Diseases - diagnosis
- Manometry
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Esophagus--Diseases
- Esophagus--Motility--Disorders
- Abstract
- This test is done so that your doctor can study the activity of the muscles and the pressure in your esophagus (swallowing tube). The pamphlet describes where you go for your test, how to get ready, how the test is done, and what will happen after the test.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: GI Unit
- Pamphlet Number
- 0273
A Mastery Approach to Complex Esophageal Diseases
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42854
edited by Dmitry Oleynikov, P. Marco Fisichella.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This book brings together all stages of the diagnosis and treatment of all complex esophageal disorders in a single volume. A special emphasis is given to emerging procedures in laparoscopy, thoracoscopy, and endoscopy. Stages of operative approaches with relevant technical considerations are outlined in an easily understandable manner. The text is illustrated throughout by easy to understand illustration line graphs that depict fundamental anatomic or technical principles. Each chapter include…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Oleynikov, Dmitry
- Fisichella, P. Marco
- Responsibility
- edited by Dmitry Oleynikov, P. Marco Fisichella
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 188 p.) : 48 illus., 39 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319757957
- 9783319757940 (print ed.)
- 9783319757964 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Endoscopy - methods
- Esophageal Diseases - diagnosis
- Esophageal Diseases - surgery
- Esophageal Diseases - therapy
- Specialty
- Gastroenterology
- Abstract
- This book brings together all stages of the diagnosis and treatment of all complex esophageal disorders in a single volume. A special emphasis is given to emerging procedures in laparoscopy, thoracoscopy, and endoscopy. Stages of operative approaches with relevant technical considerations are outlined in an easily understandable manner. The text is illustrated throughout by easy to understand illustration line graphs that depict fundamental anatomic or technical principles. Each chapter includes a summary of the current management strategy for the disease process, and a review of current innovations surrounding the topic. The book is applicable to physicians in both the surgical disciplines and in gastroenterology, as well as residents and fellows in this area.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
