The clinical practice update offers 12 “best practice advice” statements on POEM to treat achalasia and other esophageal ...

Patients were evaluated for SESCC progression based on tumor, treatment, and EGD surveillance characteristics. Median patient age was 67 (IQR, 58-73) years, 85.8% of patients were men, 56.0% had ...

Esophageal atresia is a rare, congenital (present at birth) disorder of the digestive system in which the esophagus, the tube that normally carries food from the mouth to the stomach, does not connect ...

Intraepithelial Neoplasia (LGIN): A precancerous condition in which abnormal cells are found in the lining of the esophagus. Surveillance Endoscopy: A procedure that uses a flexible tube with a ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Pill esophagitis, or drug-induced esophagitis, occurs when oral medications cause inflammation in the esophagus, the tube that carries food from the throat to the ...

Gary, who experienced heartburn and intermittent trouble swallowing as his first symptoms, wants to inform people about a crucial screening method for this disease, an upper endoscopy, a procedure ...

A corkscrew esophagus is often seen in patients with diffuse esophageal spasm. Endoscopy is performed to rule out a tumor of the esophagogastric junction and gastroduodenal pathologic conditions.

Previse, a gastrointestinal health company, announced a newly published study in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, ...

A systematic endoscopic scoring system is recommended to characterize endoscopic findings of EoE at every endoscopy. To assess for histologic features consistent with EoE, at least 6 esophageal ...

In a clinical guideline issued by the American College of Gastroenterology and published in the January issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, recommendations are presented for the ...