Table 1. Different classifications of the SLNs. 3 Lymphatic drainage of esophagus in the supraclavicular region Before emptying to the venous circulation, the lymphatics are usually collected by the ...

Comprehensive craniospinal digital subtraction angiograms were evaluated to classify shunt location, type (arteriovenous malformation (AVM) vs arteriovenous fistula (AVF)), and presence of high-risk ...

The best multimodal approach for resectable locally advanced esophageal adenocarcinoma is unclear. An important question is whether perioperative chemotherapy is preferable to preoperative ...

Your teeth grind the food you eat and mix it with saliva to form a kind of ball, known as a bolus. Your esophagus is a flattened muscular tube that connects your mouth to your stomach. As food is ...

Colleges and high schools around Mississippi have started to cancel classes for Tuesday ahead of projected winter storms that could leave up to four inches of snow in parts of the state.

1 Department of Anesthesiology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China 2 Centre for Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Hong Kong-Shen Zhen ...

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic (long-term) condition affecting the esophagus, the tube that carries food and liquids from the mouth to the stomach. EoE causes symptoms like difficulty ...

Paying attention to meal timing, like avoiding late-night eating, helps keep reflux under control. The esophageal sphincter is a muscle at the bottom of your esophagus that acts like a one-way door.

Adequate venous drainage of brain parenchyma is essential to maintain cerebral perfusion and clearance of cerebrospinal fluid. The cortical vein opacification score (COVES) is a radiographic metric ...

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