A critical study sheds light on the growing global burden of esophageal cancer, outlining its significant impact and the imperative to identify the driving factors behind its increasing prevalence.

Dr Erin Nance, who is an orthopedic specialist based out of New York, says the first procedure she advises against is Lasik eye surgery. She said that while she now has perfect vision, she ...

Esophageal manometry is an outpatient test used to identify problems with movement and pressure in the esophagus that may lead to problems like heartburn. The esophagus is the "food pipe" leading ...

Before surgery, you'll probably get tests to check how well the muscles in your esophagus work, including esophageal manometry and ... With the LINX procedure, your doctor uses a laparoscope ...

BACKGROUND: There is recent evidence showing that obesity is associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease and esophageal dysmotility, although symptoms are not always present. AIMS: This is a ...

All patients completed standard water perfused esophageal manometry and 24 h lower esophageal pH studies during off therapy. Two hundred and nineteen patients had both upper and lower esophageal ...

We rely on our esophagus to swallow about 585 times a ... diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancers at younger ages. A new ...

Scripps News' Health Correspondent Lindsey Theis spoke with one doctor and patient about the need for screenings as more adults are being diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancers at younger ages.