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 ...

This narrowed area is known as a stricture, or stenosis. If a stricture becomes too narrow, it may eventually block your intestinal tract. If you have an intestinal stricture and you eat something ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Esophageal strictures, when scar tissue from acid reflux, infections or surgery causes narrowing. Neurological conditions, including Parkinson's disease, stroke, multiple sclerosis or amyotrophic ...

While esophageal dilation addresses the structural effects of EoE, it does not treat the underlying inflammation. If new strictures (places of narrowing) develop, some people may require repeat ...