doi:10.1016/S0016-5085(08)60610-1Daniel PohlEdoardo SavarinoPatrick JaniakMichael FriedRadu TutuianElsevier Inc.Gastroenterology
Gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD): The lower esophageal sphincter is a circular band of muscle around the lower part of the esophagusat the junction of the stomach. It relaxes to allow food and liquids to pass into the stomach, after which it contracts to prevent backflow. If the sphincter...
An individual with Throat Bleeding will have frequent choking episodes anddysphagia. The breathing also gets affected due to the bleeding. The area over the throat also gets discolored. Hemoptysis is by far the most common symptom of Throat Bleeding. There is also hoarseness of voice as a resul...
How the Body Position Can Influence High-resolution Manometry Results in the Study of Esophageal Dysphagia and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease The body position can influence esophageal motility data obtained with high-resolution manometry (HRM). To examine whether the body position influences HRM......
dysphagiaesophageal canceresophageal stentEsophageal stents are widely used for the palliation of malignant esophageal obstruction. Advances in technology have made esophageal stenting technically feasible and widespread for such obstruction, but complications remain frequent. We present outcomes of a large ...