The study showed that in patients with type C esophageal atresia, delayed thoracoscopic repair is a safe and viable option, ...

The three techniques were compared in terms of operative time, dissection speed, en bloc resection rates, complete resection rates, and postoperative complications, particularly esophageal stricture.

Background: Esophageal rhabdomyosarcoma is an exceedingly rare malignant tumor, with only three cases comprehensively documented in the literature since 1995. Due to its rarity, there is limited ...

LPR doesn’t cause any symptoms. The contents of your stomach could reflux up your esophagus, into your throat and voice box, and even into your nasal passages, and you might never know it ...

If you have a hiatal hernia, part of your upper stomach bulges into your diaphragm. Your diaphragm helps prevent stomach acid from entering your esophagus. In individuals with hiatal hernias, it's ...

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 ...

The diaphragm is the thin muscle that separates your chest from your abdomen. When part of the lower esophagus (the tube that runs from the mouth into the stomach) pokes into the chest through the ...

This narrowing of the esophagus is known as esophageal stricture, and it can make it tough to swallow. This difficulty passing foods and liquids into the stomach can also lead to breathing ...

Omalizumab is not suggested for EoE treatment. For esophageal strictures causing dysphagia, endoscopic dilation is suggested as an adjunct to medical therapy. “For all treatments, cost and ...