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Heller myotomy in patients with prior endoscopic interventions vs the treatment-naïve.
[BACKGROUND] Definitive palliation for achalasia is surgical myotomy; however, patients frequently undergo endoscopic treatments prior to myotomy. Surgeons may perceive myotomy to be more challenging after prior treatments, due to scarring …
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Retrograde Cricopharyngeus Dysfunction: The Jefferson Experience.
[OBJECTIVES] To describe our center's experience with the identification and treatment of retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction (R-CPD), a syndrome involving the inability to belch previously described by only one institution. Additionally…
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Use of botulinum toxin as a non-surgical treatment option for idiopathic hallux varus: a case report.
Hallux varus presents with midline deviation of the hallux at the first metatarsophalangeal joint. If left untreated, it may lead to pain and difficulty with normal daily activities. Here, we present a case of spontaneous hallux varus in an…
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Immunogenicity of Botulinum Toxin Formulations: Potential Therapeutic Implications.
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are proteins produced by bacteria of the Clostridium family. Upon oral ingestion, BoNT causes the neuroparalytic syndrome botulism. There are seven serotypes of BoNT (serotypes A-G); BoNT-A and BoNT-B are the b…
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Congenital Symmastia: A Four-Step, Minimally Invasive Approach.
Symmastia is a rare condition in which breasts are unified medially due to aberrant development of mammary tissue in the intermammary region, resulting in the appearance of an intermammary web. There are limited reports on this rare anomaly…