Acid reflux is a common issue. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease or GERD is a chronic form. It needs treatment. Several factors ...

Doctors at Agartala’s GBP Hospital have successfully performed Tripura’s first-ever esophageal bypass surgery, replacing a severely damaged ...

Esophageal strictures are classified as simple or complex based on length, shape, and treatment difficulty. Dysphagia is the most common symptom, often making eating and drinking stressful or painful.

Dysphagia with heartburn can indicate several serious conditions, including esophageal stricture (narrowing of the esophagus due to repeated acid exposure), esophageal rings or webs (tissue ...

Case 1 (M.G.H. 22714). A 25-year-old woman with a lye stricture of the esophagus was admitted to the hospital on November 2, 1955, for the 71st time. At the age of 4 she had accidentally swallowed ...

Pill esophagitis, or drug-induced esophagitis, occurs when oral medications cause inflammation in the esophagus, the tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach. Symptoms can range from ...

Abstract 387 Background: Esophageal strictures present a significant challenge, particularly in cases of radiation-induced strictures. Esophageal dilation is a commonly used intervention aimed at ...

Strictures can happen in different parts of your body. They include the tube that carries food to your stomach (esophagus) and your urethra, which channels pee out of your body.

In an 11 to 1 vote, the FDA’s Oncologic Drug Advisory Committee (ODAC) voted that the risk-benefit assessment is not favorable for the use of checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs) in patients with metastatic ...

In preventing postoperative esophageal stricture, these were the rankings in order of favorability: SI plus OS (98.9%) OS (59.9%) SI (41.2%) CON (0.0%) ...