An undetermined portion of patients with EoE develop fixed esophageal narrowing that is unresponsive to diet or medical management and requires esophageal dilation to regain function. Studies No ...

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 ...

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 ...

Other symptoms include coughing, chest pain, and difficulty swallowing. If not adequately controlled, GERD can cause esophageal ulcers, esophageal stricture (narrowing of the esophagus), and a ...

In recent years, the U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly narrowed the scope of federal criminal laws targeting corruption and fraud. It seems poised to do so again in the case of a wire fraud ...

What is stenosis after gastric bypass surgery? After gastric bypass surgery for weight loss, the new connection between the stomach pouch and the small intestine may narrow. This is called an ...

It was impossible to perform this satisfactorily without the index finger as a guide within the esophageal lumen. The degree of muscular hypertrophy at the point of narrowing varied. In most cases ...

Untreated EoE can eventually lead to more persistent or severe swallowing problems due to the formation of esophageal strictures (narrowing of the esophagus). Food impaction is a painful sensation ...

Heterotopic gastric mucosa of the proximal esophagus (HGMPE) is a congenital island of salmon-colored, abnormally located gastric epithelium, commonly present distally to the upper esophageal ...

[23] Before stenting, an esophagogram was obtained to determine the precise length of the stenosis and whether or not broncho-esophageal fistulas were present. In 46 patients (59% of the total ...