Persistent chest pain, difficulty swallowing, weight loss, and nighttime symptoms may signal your heartburn needs medical ...

From acid reflux to immune reactions, esophagitis has many causes—learn about its symptoms, types, and the latest treatments ...

Dysphagia is a common early symptom of esophageal cancer, often confused with digestive issues, delaying diagnosis. Treatment varies by cancer stage; early-stage often involves surgery and ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), also known as gastro oesophageal reflux disease, is more than just the occasional heartburn—it’s a chronic condition where stomach acid keeps flowing back into ...

If not adequately controlled, GERD can cause esophageal ulcers, esophageal stricture (narrowing of the esophagus), and a precancerous condition known as Barrett's esophagitis. GERD differs from ...

IN THIS MORNING’S MEDICAL ALERT, APRIL IS ESOPHAGEAL AWARENESS MONTH. AND HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THE DISEASE, WHO IT AFFECTS, AND THE WARNING SIGNS IS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE ESOPHAGEAL CANCER ...

A feeling of having something stuck in the throat is a fairly common experience. In some cases, there may not be any food or a foreign object stuck in the esophagus (food tube), but it feels as though ...

After a bread-barium swallow (not shown here), he complained of dysphagia, and the bread could not be seen obstructing the residual esophageal lumen. Patients with rings that cause symptoms ...

Recent brain-imaging studies reveal potential therapies for post-stroke urinary incontinence. Meanwhile, a study questions the benefit of routine esophagus monitoring in Barrett’s esophagus patients.

Acid regurgitation can lead to distal peptic strictures of the esophagus, with a low eosinophilic infiltration on biopsy (<10 eosinophils/HPF). Eosinophilic esophagitis can produce thick rings or ...

The EGD reveals a food bolus impaction and esophageal stricture located in the distal third of the esophagus. Mild esophagitis also is noted throughout the esophagus. Given these findings ...

Barrett's esophagus is an acquired metaplastic abnormality in which the normal stratified squamous epithelium lining of the esophagus is replaced by an intestinal-like columnar epithelium.