Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Pill esophagitis, or drug-induced esophagitis, occurs when oral medications cause ...

HealthDay News — 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 ...

Barium studies have a very poor sensitivity in diagnosing uncomplicated GERD; however, they have high accuracy for the diagnosis of hiatal hernia, esophageal strictures and esophageal rings.

Development and validation of machine learning model for mortality after curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer. The impact of nutritional status on recurrence-free survival (RFS) in patients with ...

Omalizumab is not suggested for EoE treatment. For esophageal strictures causing dysphagia, endoscopic dilation is suggested as an adjunct to medical therapy. “For all treatments, cost and ...

This is called an anastomotic stenosis. It’s also known as a stricture. It's not clear why stenosis occurs after gastric bypass surgery. But it is most likely to occur 3 to 4 weeks after the surgery.

Nature Research Intelligence Topics enable transformational understanding and discovery in research by categorising any document into meaningful, accessible topics. Read this blog to understand ...

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 ...

EREFS classifies five key EoE features, including edema, rings, exudates, furrows, and strictures, by severity. To assess for histologic features of EoE, at least six esophageal biopsies should be ...

The best multimodal approach for resectable locally advanced esophageal adenocarcinoma is unclear. An important question is whether perioperative chemotherapy is preferable to preoperative ...