Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Histologic outcomes were similar regardless of whether budesonide-treated patients underwent dilation. More ...

Elizabeth Spencer, MD, explains the role of esophageal dilation in treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), highlighting the importance of shared decision-making. This is a video synopsis/summary ...

Treatment with dupilumab demonstrated improvements in histological markers, symptoms, and endoscopic markers of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) regardless of previous history of esophageal dilation. In ...

A 39-year-old Thai pregnant woman, G5P2-0-2-2, was referred to our hospital at 33 weeks of gestation due to progressive dysphagia. The symptom started from 18 weeks of gestation. Her first two ...

The POEM procedure is performed to treat the swallowing disorder known as achalasia. Achalasia is a disorder of motility in the esophagus in which the esophagus has lost its normal ability to move ...

THE medical condition known under the names of cardiospasm, achalasia and a multitude of other pseudonyms is now fairly well recognized to consist primarily of a functional obstruction of the lower ...

The best long-term treatment results for patients with idiopathic achalasia have been achieved with pneumatic dilation or surgical myotomy. A new study adds evidence that good or excellent symptomatic ...

Treatment in these settings is directed at the underlying pathophysiology -- the functional obstruction of the distal esophagus -- and the diverticulum itself. Several therapeutic approaches are ...

Woman eating healthy food, selective focus, canon 1Ds mark III Researchers sought to identify clinical and endoscopic factors that would affect patients’ ability to achieve a normal diet after ...

Peptic strictures, caused by acid reflux, account for nearly 68% of esophageal stricture cases. Esophageal strictures are classified as simple or complex based on length, shape, and treatment ...

Esophageal webs or rings are thin, membranous folds of tissue that form in the esophagus. Health professionals may use both “webs” and “rings” to refer to the same structure. These structures make the ...