The esophageal sphincters are bands of muscles at the top and bottom of the esophagus — the muscular tube that passes food and drink from the mouth to the stomach. Esophageal sphincters open and close ...

The esophagus is the tube that connects your mouth to your stomach. Barrett’s esophagus is a condition where the tissue in your lower esophagus becomes damaged. It starts to resemble the tissue in ...

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 from ...

Abnormal cells that go on develop into esophageal cancer – cancer that affects the tube connecting the mouth and stomach – start life as cells of the stomach, according to scientists at the University ...

Barrett’s Esophagus is a condition that rarely requires surgery, but when it progresses to high-grade dysplasia or esophageal cancer, surgical intervention becomes necessary. Esophageal surgery ...

Panel A shows the microscopic myoarchitecture of the circular and longitudinal muscle layers of the lower esophageal sphincter and stomach. The circular muscle fibers of the esophagus cross each other ...

Trouble swallowing and chronic cough could signal serious GERD complications. A digestive health expert explores when ...

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.

Eight-week-old Annalise Dapo will leave WakeMed this weekend and go to her Youngsville home for the first time thanks to a procedure performed for the first time in the U.S. to repair her esophagus.

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