An esophageal stricture is exactly what it sounds like: a narrowing of the esophagus that makes it hard for food and liquids to pass through, not too different from Esophagitis, but essentially ...

One-third of patients with benign esophageal stricture (BES) were able to achieve a normal diet with bougie dilation alone, according to a study published in the Scandinavian Journal of ...

Case 1 (M.G.H. 22714). A 25-year-old woman with a lye stricture of the esophagus was admitted to the hospital on November 2, 1955, for the 71st time. At the age of 4 she had accidentally swallowed ...

The esophageal sphincters are bands of muscles at the top and bottom of the esophagus. Learn more about its function, common conditions associated with it, and treatment options here.

Abstract 190 Background: Severe benign cicatricial stricture (SBCS) is a major complication after chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for esophageal carcinoma (EC), and causes oral intake impairment leading to ...

An esophageal stricture, a narrowing of the esophagus, may occur following damage to the esophageal lining, which may be caused by chronic vomiting, reaction to oral medications, after anesthetic ...

Genomic study suggests esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma are separate diseases, which could lead to the development of new targeted therapies.

Esophageal cancer is relatively rare, making up only 1% of all cancer diagnoses in the US. However, it is also one of the most deadly cancers — with a five-year survival rate of only 20% ...

Esophageal cancer kills most who are diagnosed with it. Symptoms tend to be acid reflux and trouble swallowing, but, by that point, the cancer is usually considered advanced.