Esophagus – Management of Post Cricoid Esophageal Obstruction

Gottumukkala S. Raju, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jeeathbell Balbastro, M.D., University of Texas Medical Branch
Shawn D. Newlands, University of Texas Medical Branch

Experience on the management of post-cricoid esophageal obstruction following head and neck cancer therapy is limited. There are no formal guidelines to help us in the management of this complex problem. We would like to share our experience of working closely with the ENT surgeons in the management of this technically challenging problem for en [...]

Duodenum – Sprue, example 2

Gottumukkala S. Raju, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jeeathbell Balbastro, M.D., University of Texas Medical Branch

This is a 62yo man with h/o chronic diarrhea who was found to have severe osteoporosis on CXR with evidence of compression fracture of one of the mid thoracic vertebral bodies, was referred to GI for evaluation of celiac disease. On EGD you can see erythema and scalloping of the descending duodenum, you can also see more diffuse scalloping and and [...]