Treatment with dupilumab demonstrated improvements in histological markers, symptoms, and endoscopic markers of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) regardless of previous history of esophageal dilation. In ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Histologic outcomes were similar regardless of whether budesonide-treated patients underwent dilation. More ...

The study was conducted because information on the relationship between eosinophilic esophagitis (EOE) symptoms and biologic findings are limited, so researchers looked at the long-term effects of ...

Woman eating healthy food, selective focus, canon 1Ds mark III Researchers sought to identify clinical and endoscopic factors that would affect patients’ ability to achieve a normal diet after ...

A 57-year-old woman presented with a 10-year history of dysphagia, heartburn, regurgitation, and chest pain. Her regurgitation was not acid but undigested foodstuff 10-12 hours after a meal. Eight ...

Common foods that trigger EoE symptoms include eggs, dairy, soy, gluten, tree nuts, and fish. Males are three times more likely to develop EoE than females. There's no cure for EoE, but dietary ...

Adults with high esophageal hypervigilance and anxiety and worse esophageal function prior to achalasia treatment experienced improved post-treatment esophageal-specific quality of life, according to ...

Achalasia is a syndrome of esophageal dysmotility characterized by failure of relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and lack of functional peristalsis in the body. All current forms of ...

Peptic stricture was traditionally looked upon as an irreversible end stage of acid–peptic damage. Patients with peptic stricture are characterized by advanced age, male gender, and vastly abnormal ...

One of the advantages of P.E.T.FLEX is that it keeps its shape and strength during dilation, and studies have shown that the balloon produces 154% greater radial force than its competition. This could ...

Development and validation of machine learning model for mortality after curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer. The impact of nutritional status on recurrence-free survival (RFS) in patients with ...

Medically reviewed by Lauren Schlanger, MD Key Takeaways An esophageal ulcer is a sore in the esophagus often caused by GERD.Symptoms include heartburn, difficulty swallowing, and chest pain.Treatment ...