From acid reflux to immune reactions, esophagitis has many causes—learn about its symptoms, types, and the latest treatments ...

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So you're feeling that uncomfortable burning sensation in your chest. Your mouth tastes bitter or sour. The back of your throat is burning. While the occasional heartburn episode usually isn't an ...

"Acid reflux is either caused by conditions or foods that increase the production of acid or situations or foods which might cause the lower esophageal sphincter to excessively relax, allowing ...

A new study has revealed a link between mental disorders and a lower likelihood of parenthood among young people in Finland. This research comes at a time when many individuals are postponing ...

The distress and sensation of esophageal occlusion last from minutes to hours; the patient may then feel the bolus "working through." A residual lower substernal discomfort sometimes persists for ...

which is the placement of magnetized rings to augment the esophageal sphincter Nissen fundoplication, which strengthens the lower esophageal sphincter with other muscle tissue Stretta procedure, which ...

a time period during which drugs that relax the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) had gained widespread use. Lagergren and colleagues studied the association of upper gastrointestinal tract cancers and ...

There are several contraindications for the use of EVT: 1) a defect that is larger than the sponge-part of the EVT device, 2) a defect too close to the upper esophageal sphincter, as proximity to the ...

Contra-indications for VACStent-treatment were: (1) defects larger than 5 cm in length, as the sponge-part of the stent is 5 cm; (2) defects within 2 cm of the upper esophageal sphincter; (3) presence ...