The extension of the myotomy onto the gastric wall (clearly the most critical and challenging part of the operation) proved difficult because of poor exposure, with the consequent risk of a short ...

There's a new way for those who suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease to determine if it's more than just heartburn. The condition can also be an early sign of cancer. David Brown is one of the ...

A new procedure can now treat esophageal perforations (holes in the esophagus) when caught early, therefore greatly reducing mortality rates. These holes in the esophagus can occur when undergoing ...

Most of the population has experienced heartburn or acid reflux on one occasion or another. But more than 15 million Americans have recurrent acid reflux issues, known as gastroesophageal reflux ...

ATLANTA – Many of the 220,000 cases of esophageal cancer diagnosed annually in the U.S. are in advanced stages by the time patients have any symptoms and seek treatment. "I was losing weight, wasn't ...

A 46-year-old patient with a rare esophageal disorder causing severe swallowing difficulty and 25 kg weight loss was ...

Hubert Hill laughs and says his doctor used a microwave to solve a serious health problem. The 74-year-old Phenix City man was referring to radiofrequency ablation. While a microwave oven uses ...

For as long as she can remember, Jennifer Ritschard has had problems with acid reflux. Heartburn and burping up acid were just part of her life, the Shoemakersville resident said. It became ingrained ...

What Is an EndoFLIP Procedure? EndoFLIP stands for endoluminal functional lumen imaging probe. This newer technology is a minimally invasive way of measuring the area inside a gastrointestinal organ ...

[17] It allows staging on the basis of disease severity. Specifically, pH monitoring identifies a subgroup of patients characterized by worse esophageal motor function (manifested by a defective LES ...