Apr 2, 2024 · Erosive esophagitis can cause serious complications, including cancer. These five things to know are key to identifying risk factors, preventive strategies, and latest treatments.

Oct 29, 2024 · Janjigian: Absolutely. It's important to note that anatomy of the distal esophageal and gastroesophageal (GE) junction tumors are closely linked. In a patient who's presenting with symptoms and ...

Eosinophilic Esophagitis Definition. EoE is a disease characterized by a variety of upper gastrointestinal symptoms that occur in association with dense esophageal eosinophilia ( Box 1); its ...

Minimally invasive surgical procedures for primary esophageal motility disorders (achalasia, diffuse esophageal spasm, and nutcracker esophagus) yield results that are comparable to those of open ...

Apr 3, 2017 · Study Summary. A recent study [1,2] demonstrated that the crude annual risk for the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) was 0.25%. This was notably lower than prior reports from ...

Biopsies of the distal-esophagus and mid-esophagus confirmed eosinophilic esophagitis. (Enlarge Image) Figure 2. Proximal esophageal biopsies of a 40-year-old male with eosinophilic esophagitis ...

Sep 26, 2024 · Drs Samuel Klempner and Haeseong Park discuss emerging biomarkers and novel therapies for esophageal cancer, including new data from ASCO.

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Nov 8, 2005 · Prateek Sharma, MD, discusses the clinical impact of this premalignant condition as well as explores the current challenges facing the treating physician, as framed by data from ACG 2005.

Barrett's esophagus is an acquired metaplastic abnormality in which the normal stratified squamous epithelium of the esophagus is replaced by an intestinal-like columnar epithelium containing ...