Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD If you’re getting heartburn all of a sudden and never had it before, it is usually ...

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) can remove large esophageal lesions in one procedure, but epithelial loss creates an ulcer. Ulcer healing can cause esophageal scarring and stenosis ...

the formation of ulcers. Most cases of erosive esophagitis occur from repeated exposure to stomach acids in people with GERD. The lower esophageal sphincter is a muscular valve that normally ...

Just avoid peppermint tea, as it may relax the esophageal sphincter and worsen symptoms. “Staying hydrated helps dilute stomach acid,” says Mohammad A Al-Haddad, M.D., division director of the ...

Heartburn happens when a small valve called the lower esophageal sphincter opens and allows stomach acid to flow up into the esophagus, causing that burning feeling. Many of us pop an after dinner ...

showing a dilated esophageal body bird beak-like narrowing of lower esophageal sphincter (see Video 1). b; Vigorous achalasia showing diffuse spasm-like contractions in the esophageal body with ...

In the present study, also signs were improved including lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure (from 10 ± 1.58 and, 10.3 ± 1.68 mmHg in the pretreated patients to 16.5 ± 0.6, and 14.1 ± 0. ...