migration of the tube outside of the stomach, perforation of the trachea, esophagus, or stomach, and aspiration of the feeding into the lungs. [1] Because of these potential adverse events ...

Experience with the Sengstaken-Blakemore tube at the Grace-New Haven Community Hospital suggested that these complications are more frequent, more varied and more serious than generally recognized.

The extension of the myotomy onto the gastric ... distal esophagus and the esophagogastric junction. The average postoperative hospital stay was about 3 days because of the chest tube left in ...

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) occurs when white blood cells called eosinophils build up in the esophagus, the tube that moves food and liquids from the throat to the stomach. This buildup of ...