The adult human esophagus is an 18- to 25-cm long muscular tube that has cervical, thoracic, and abdominal parts. The esophagus wall is composed of striated muscle in the upper part, smooth muscle ...

Healthcare professionals may describe the esophagus in three sections: the cervical, thoracic, and abdominal ... The esophagus forms part of the upper section of the digestive tract.

It’s divided into three sections: The cervical area is the part of the esophagus inside your neck. The thoracic area is the part of the esophagus in your chest. The abdominal area is the part of ...

Simultaneously, the posterior part of the tongue forms a chute that ... In contrast to these striated muscles, the smooth muscles of thoracic esophagus and LES receive autonomic motor innervations ...

“The esophagus wants to protect itself, so the cells in the lining begin to change,” says Memorial Sloan Kettering thoracic surgeon Daniela Molena ... you can see the lining in the lower part of the ...

The cause remains unknown, but according to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons ... device measures muscle contractions in various parts of the esophagus. This procedure helps the doctor determine ...

UW Medicine Thoracic Surgery Clinic and Center for Esophageal ... we unite the leading researchers and cancer specialists of Fred Hutch and UW Medicine so you can take part in esophageal cancer ...

Thoracic surgeons -- who are often grouped with cardiac, or heart, specialists for cardiothoracic surgery -- operate on the heart, lungs, esophagus, and major blood vessels inside the chest ...

THIS report concerns the following aspects of advances in thoracic surgery ... bronchiectasis; the esophagus; congenital atresia; and miscellaneous considerations. Anatomy of the Lung In recent ...

Driven by obesity and acid reflux, esophageal cancer has become the fastest rising cancer in Caucasian men in the United States. The thoracic oncologists and gastroenterologists at the Baylor St. Luke ...