Publications by authors named "Sari Cohen"
Article Synopsis
- Absent contractility (AC) is a motility disorder of the esophagus, defined by the lack of contractions while still allowing normal sphincter relaxation, often linked with diseases like scleroderma.
- Patients with AC frequently experience symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux and face serious complications such as erosive esophagitis and malnutrition, significantly affecting their quality of life.
- A multidisciplinary approach is essential for managing AC, integrating medical, surgical, and endoscopic treatments, while also addressing the underlying rheumatologic issues unique to each patient.
Gas embolism is a rare and potentially fatal complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). We present a 66-year-old man who developed gas embolism after undergoing therapeutic ERCP for cholangitis. Some risk factors of gas embolism in this patient included stones in the common bile duct with cholangitis and a history of multiple ERCP procedures.
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