2.2.1 Anatomical Description The esophagus is the first part of the gastrointestinal tract as far as it concerns gastrointestinal medicine. It begins at the end of the hypopharynx, at the level of the sixth cervical vertebra (C6) at the height of the cricoid cartilage (Fig. 2.3), passes the...
32-36 The utilization of 24-hour pH studies to describe GER during the circadian cycle has focused on the description of subject reports of recumbence and the extent to which that positional report can adequately represent the sleeping interval. In a study of normal subjects and patients with ...
the esophagus relies on highly coordinated interactions between multiple cell types to maintain homeostasis, and disruption of these interactions can underlie disease. In particular, eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) arises in the setting of type 2 cytokine-driven inflammation...
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Methods and systems are also provided for treating the body lumen once the proper measurements have been made. Although the following description will focus on embodiments configured for treatment of the esophagus, other embodiments may be used to treat any other suitable lumen in the body. In ...
Describes the mechanisms by which acid overcomes the epithelial defense to produce the typical signs and symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Description of the GERD; Function of the healthy esophageal mucosa; Mechanisms by which gastric acid overcomes the esophageal mucosal defenses to ...
The anatomy and functioning of the sphincter at the lower end of the esophagus is fairly complex, and there has been tremendous progress in our understanding of all aspects of it since the original description of a high pressure zone by Code and Schlegel 50 years ago. It is quite clear that...
It is also proposed a new BE and adenocarcinoma description using the A-KAZE features, not yet applied in the literature.doi:10.1007/s00521-018-03982-0de Souza, Luis A.Afonso, Luis C. S.Ebigbo, AlannaProbst, AndreasMessmann, Helmut...
Table S1: Pathological description of collected BE, adjacent normal, and non-BE samples (including sample labels), as well as patient biological sex. The ratio of females to males in this study is 3:2 (6 females and 4 males). Table S2: (a) Discovery cohort differential protein; (b) ...
Theresearch component ofthe degreecomprises50% of the final mark, whichis in line with thelatestHigherEducation Qualifications Framework (HEQF)requirements.A short description of themodules is attached in Addendum A.The modules include choices in the first semester of year 1 and the first semester...