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 ...

a surgeon sews the top of your stomach around the end of your esophagus to add pressure to the lower esophageal sphincter and help prevent reflux. Surgeons may perform fundoplication as laparoscopic ...

One complication that occurs in approximately 10%of patients is the development of a colonic stricture. Some of thesestrictures dilate over weeks or months, while others result inobstructive ...

An esophageal stricture is a gradual narrowing of the esophagus, which can lead to swallowing difficulties. Healthcare providers diagnose it in about 10 percent of people with gastroesophageal reflux ...

surgery can be used to narrow the sphincter (opening between the stomach and the esophagus) to reduce acid reflux. This type of procedure does not involve removing damaged esophageal tissue, but it ...

GERD VA ratings breakdown: 80%: Severe cases with esophageal strictures causing difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) along with symptoms like aspiration, undernutrition, or significant weight loss.

Acid regurgitation can lead to distal peptic strictures of the esophagus, with a low eosinophilic infiltration on biopsy (<10 eosinophils/HPF). Eosinophilic esophagitis can produce thick rings or ...

Hyderabad: A 13-year-old boy from Somalia received a second chance at life after he was successfully treated for severe esophageal stricture, which is significant narrowing of the esophagus. The boy’s ...

2 The Institution of Clinical Research, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. Background: The development of esophageal stricture during treatment with high dose chemotherapeutic agents is well known and ...