Surgical Intervention for Gastrointestinal Foreign Bodies in Adult Patients: A Case Series. Surgical Science, 16, 182-193.

The cancer typically begins in the inner layer of the esophagus wall and grows outward, but it can start anywhere. Esophageal cancer is a rare cancer, accounting for just 1 percent of cancer cases ...

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a condition that affects the esophagus — the tube that carries food and liquid from the mouth to the stomach. It happens when the body’s immune system ...

2 gastric pull up and 4 underwent a Bilroth II distal gastrectomy. Conclusions Corrosive injury of the upper gastrointestinal tract is a complex condition, requiring an intensive approach and ...

The result is a mushy mass called a bolus that’s easier to swallow. When you swallow, the food moves down your esophagus — the pipe that connects your mouth to your stomach. A muscular gate ...

Proctosigmoiditis affects about 22% of people with ulcerative colitis. Distal or left-sided colitis: Inflammation and possibly severe pain are in the rectum, sigmoid colon, and the descending colon ...

Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012;6(1):43-55. Improving Gluten Strength Gluten is important to the baking industry because it provides elasticity and shape to dough by forming a network of ...

Paravertebral block relaxes spasm and opens collateral vessels, and heparin should prevent the distal propagating thrombus ... and 1 of carcinoma of the esophagus. Of the 3 patients living ...

Paying attention to meal timing, like avoiding late-night eating, helps keep reflux under control. The esophageal sphincter is a muscle at the bottom of your esophagus that acts like a one-way door.