An esophageal stricture refers to the abnormal narrowing or tightening of the esophagus. The esophagus is a tube that passes food down from your throat to the stomach. The esophageal strictures make ...

An 84-year-old woman presented with a one-year history of intermittent chest pain and progressive difficulty swallowing while eating solid food. She had no history of gastrointestinal problems. She ...

Dysphagia or difficulty swallowing usually indicates some disorder of the esophagus. An accurate, detailed history can suggest the cause of dysphagia and can enable the physician to define the cause ...

Add-Aspirin trial: A phase III, double blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial assessing the effects of aspirin on disease recurrence and survival after primary therapy in common nonmetastatic ...

Peptic stricture was traditionally looked upon as an irreversible end stage of acid–peptic damage. Patients with peptic stricture are characterized by advanced age, male gender, and vastly abnormal ...

IN THE literature on corrosion and stricture of the esophagus I remember reading about an alcoholic patient who for years had been in the habit of drinking whisky straight and who finally cast up the ...

What Is an Upper GI Series? An upper GI series is a group of X-ray tests that look at your GI tract -- your food pipe (the esophagus), stomach, and the first part of your small intestine (the duodenum ...

Background and Aims: The tests that are currently available for the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) lack the desired diagnostic accuracy. To date, only pH monitoring has been shown ...