Is there any reason to biopsy normal-appearing esophageal mucosa in a patient with GERD who is asymptomatic when on a proton-pump inhibitor and who has no visible Barrett's esophagus? Recent data ...
The study, published in Nature Communications, used family studies and genetically engineered mice to understand how gene defects contribute to disease.
Second primary malignancy in patients with long survival after esophagectomy for squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. Background: DNA methylation is a major epigenetic mechanism in X-chromosome ...
NERD, or non-erosive reflux disease, is a form of GERD in which people experience chronic acid reflux symptoms but have a normal-appearing esophagus on endoscopy. In other words, stomach acid triggers ...
WITHIN a month during the past spring we had the unusual experience at the Beverly Hospital of caring for 2 patients with spontaneous rupture of the esophagus. Although this condition is not a medical ...
Woman eating healthy food, selective focus, canon 1Ds mark III Researchers sought to identify clinical and endoscopic factors that would affect patients’ ability to achieve a normal diet after ...
The esophagus is the tube that connects your throat and stomach. Esophagoscopy is a medical procedure that allows your doctor to look inside your esophagus. This procedure helps your doctor diagnose ...
The method, if validated in further study, potentially could be used as a reflex test to indicate which patients should have endoscopy for a definitive diagnosis. A description of the work was ...
The esophagus is the tube that connects your mouth to your stomach. Barrett’s esophagus is a condition where the tissue in your lower esophagus becomes damaged. It starts to resemble the tissue in ...
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