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Megaesophagus

MedGen UID:
6286
Concept ID:
C0025164
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: megaesophagus
SNOMED CT: Megaesophagus (70667005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001656

Definition

An abnormal dilation of the esophagus not due to obstruction. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMegaesophagus

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Dantas RO
Dysphagia 2021 Jun;36(3):517-522. Epub 2021 Apr 14 doi: 10.1007/s00455-021-10297-1. PMID: 33855597
Richter JE, Boeckxstaens GE
Gut 2011 Jun;60(6):869-76. Epub 2011 Feb 8 doi: 10.1136/gut.2010.212423. PMID: 21303915
Richter JE
Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2008 Jun;2(3):435-45. doi: 10.1586/17474124.2.3.435. PMID: 19072391

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Orlandini MF, Serafim MCA, Datrino LN, Tavares G, Tristão LS, Dos Santos CL, Bernardo WM, Tustumi F
Dis Esophagus 2021 Oct 11;34(10) doi: 10.1093/dote/doab053. PMID: 34355243
Dantas RO
Dysphagia 2021 Jun;36(3):517-522. Epub 2021 Apr 14 doi: 10.1007/s00455-021-10297-1. PMID: 33855597
Costa LCDS, Braga JGR, Tercioti Junior V, Coelho Neto JS, Ferrer JAP, Lopes LR, Andreollo NA
Rev Col Bras Cir 2020;47:e20202444. Epub 2020 Jun 8 doi: 10.1590/0100-6991e-20202444. PMID: 32520130
Borges Migliavaca C, Stein C, Colpani V, René Pinto de Sousa Miguel S, Nascimento Cruz L, Oliveira Dantas R, Falavigna M
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018 Sep;12(9):e0006836. Epub 2018 Sep 28 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006836. PMID: 30265663Free PMC Article
Antinori S, Galimberti L, Bianco R, Grande R, Galli M, Corbellino M
Eur J Intern Med 2017 Sep;43:6-15. Epub 2017 May 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2017.05.001. PMID: 28502864

Diagnosis

DeSouza M
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2023 Nov;25(11):267-274. Epub 2023 Aug 30 doi: 10.1007/s11894-023-00889-2. PMID: 37646894
Yang CF, Chua C
CMAJ 2023 May 15;195(19):E684. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.230111. PMID: 37188374Free PMC Article
Miranda LEC, Miranda ACG, Lima DL
Gastroenterology 2020 Oct;159(4):e11-e12. Epub 2020 Apr 18 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.03.077. PMID: 32311355
Antinori S, Galimberti L, Bianco R, Grande R, Galli M, Corbellino M
Eur J Intern Med 2017 Sep;43:6-15. Epub 2017 May 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2017.05.001. PMID: 28502864
Meneghelli UG
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2004 May-Jun;37(3):252-60. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822004000300012. PMID: 15330067

Therapy

Guzman KMH, Harkin K
J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2023 Sep 1;59(5):249-254. doi: 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-7353. PMID: 37708471
Orlandini MF, Serafim MCA, Datrino LN, Tavares G, Tristão LS, Dos Santos CL, Bernardo WM, Tustumi F
Dis Esophagus 2021 Oct 11;34(10) doi: 10.1093/dote/doab053. PMID: 34355243
Ueda C, Abe H, Tanaka S, Kawara F, Toyonaga T, Ariyoshi R, Sako T, Sakaguchi H, Ikezawa N, Urakami S, Nakai T, Kodama Y
Esophagus 2021 Oct;18(4):922-931. Epub 2021 Apr 10 doi: 10.1007/s10388-021-00833-1. PMID: 33837865
Borges Migliavaca C, Stein C, Colpani V, René Pinto de Sousa Miguel S, Nascimento Cruz L, Oliveira Dantas R, Falavigna M
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018 Sep;12(9):e0006836. Epub 2018 Sep 28 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006836. PMID: 30265663Free PMC Article
Richter JE, Boeckxstaens GE
Gut 2011 Jun;60(6):869-76. Epub 2011 Feb 8 doi: 10.1136/gut.2010.212423. PMID: 21303915

Prognosis

Bierrenbach AL, Quintino ND, Moreira CHV, Damasceno RF, Nunes MDCP, Baldoni NR, de Oliveira da Silva LC, Ferreira AM, Cardoso CS, Haikal DS, Sabino EC, Ribeiro ALP, Oliveira CDL
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2022 Sep;16(9):e0010796. Epub 2022 Sep 19 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010796. PMID: 36121897Free PMC Article
Martinez SJ, Romano PS, Engman DM
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2020;10:210. Epub 2020 May 8 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00210. PMID: 32457849Free PMC Article
Martins MCL, Miyazaki DL, Gabiatti CCT, Silva LP, Macedo LT, Siqueira NS, Andreollo NA, Carvalheira JBC
J Glob Oncol 2019 Aug;5:1-5. doi: 10.1200/JGO.19.00143. PMID: 31393754Free PMC Article
Richter JE, Boeckxstaens GE
Gut 2011 Jun;60(6):869-76. Epub 2011 Feb 8 doi: 10.1136/gut.2010.212423. PMID: 21303915
Campbell DA, Westenberger SJ, Sturm NR
Curr Mol Med 2004 Sep;4(6):549-62. doi: 10.2174/1566524043360249. PMID: 15357207

Clinical prediction guides

Rosa-E-Silva L, Pontes RMA, Vendrame GLME, Xavier FAL, Kreling GAD, Bellinati PQ
Arq Gastroenterol 2022 Apr-Jun;59(2):281-287. doi: 10.1590/S0004-2803.202202000-50. PMID: 35830042
Costa LCDS, Braga JGR, Tercioti Junior V, Coelho Neto JS, Ferrer JAP, Lopes LR, Andreollo NA
Rev Col Bras Cir 2020;47:e20202444. Epub 2020 Jun 8 doi: 10.1590/0100-6991e-20202444. PMID: 32520130
Borges Migliavaca C, Stein C, Colpani V, René Pinto de Sousa Miguel S, Nascimento Cruz L, Oliveira Dantas R, Falavigna M
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018 Sep;12(9):e0006836. Epub 2018 Sep 28 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006836. PMID: 30265663Free PMC Article
Carod-Artal FJ
Clin Auton Res 2018 Feb;28(1):67-81. Epub 2017 Jul 20 doi: 10.1007/s10286-017-0452-4. PMID: 28730326
Antinori S, Galimberti L, Bianco R, Grande R, Galli M, Corbellino M
Eur J Intern Med 2017 Sep;43:6-15. Epub 2017 May 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2017.05.001. PMID: 28502864

Recent systematic reviews

Baldoni NR, de Oliveira-da Silva LC, Gonçalves ACO, Quintino ND, Ferreira AM, Bierrenbach AL, Padilha da Silva JL, Pereira Nunes MC, Ribeiro ALP, Oliveira CDL, Sabino EC, Cardoso CS
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2024 Jan 3;110(1):10-19. Epub 2023 Dec 4 doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0323. PMID: 38052078Free PMC Article
Orlandini MF, Serafim MCA, Datrino LN, Tavares G, Tristão LS, Dos Santos CL, Bernardo WM, Tustumi F
Dis Esophagus 2021 Oct 11;34(10) doi: 10.1093/dote/doab053. PMID: 34355243
Borges Migliavaca C, Stein C, Colpani V, René Pinto de Sousa Miguel S, Nascimento Cruz L, Oliveira Dantas R, Falavigna M
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018 Sep;12(9):e0006836. Epub 2018 Sep 28 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006836. PMID: 30265663Free PMC Article

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