Esophagitis is inflammation of the esophagus, the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach, and can be caused by various factors including acid reflux, infections, and immune reactions.

For a limited group of cancer patients who have solid tumors in the stomach, rectum, esophagus and other organs, an immunotherapy trial offered stunning results. By Gina Kolata When a person ...

OUR KIDS WERE NINE AND 12, AND DURING THE COURSE OF HIS TREATMENT, WHICH WAS PRETTY PUNISHING, HE HAD A RADICAL SURGERY WHERE THEY TOOK OUT HIS ESOPHAGUS, PULLED UP HIS STOMACH AND RECONNECTED IT.

Dustin May suffered the latter in 2024. May reveals what caused an esophagus injury that kept him sidelined last season. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Dustin May did not step on a big league mound ...

Pill esophagitis, or drug-induced esophagitis, occurs when oral medications cause inflammation in the esophagus, the tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach. Symptoms can range from ...

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) revealed Thursday that he has been diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus, saying he is “very confident in a successful outcome.” “A few days ago, I learned I ...

The muscles of the pharynx provide an initial, strong push on the bolus (chewed food), allowing it to pass through the sphincter and continue down the esophagus. The bolus continues to travel down ...

Dodgers pitcher Dustin May underwent surgery to repair a torn esophagus earlier this week and will not pitch in 2024. According to a statement from the Dodgers, May was at dinner Wednesday when he ...

The 26-year-old, right-handed pitcher had season-ending surgery on his esophagus this week, the Dodgers announced Saturday night. "While at dinner on Wednesday, Dustin May experienced sudden pain ...

Instead, May’s esophagus surgery serves as the latest unexpected blow to the Dodgers’ pitching plans. A third-round draft pick in 2016, May has been an impact pitcher for the Dodgers when ...

The reason is a new one. The oft-injured flamethrower underwent surgery earlier this week to repair a torn esophagus, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. The procedure will reportedly keep May away ...

Adults with eosinophilic esophagitis commonly present with recurrent dysphagia and food bolus impaction, which may be masked by compensating behaviours, whereas children more often present with ...