First described nearly 20 years ago, eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an inflammatory disease of the esophagus characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the esophageal epithelium. Over 50% of ...

Primary endpoint is reduction in peak esophageal epithelial mast cell count (PMC) cell at 12 weeks, with key secondary endpoints of reduction in peak eosinophil count (PEC) and reduction in DSQ at 12 ...

Chronic inflammatory bowel disease is challenging to treat and carries a risk of complications, including the development of ...

Dellon, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and the lead author of the poster.

The tests included something called an esophageal manometry, a procedure that measures the contractions in the esophagus, according to the Mayo Clinic. Doctors insert a thin, flexible tube into ...

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic disease that causes inflammation to your esophagus, the tube that connects your mouth and stomach. It’s related to chronic allergies to either food ...

Changes to your diet may help, along with GERD medication. It's rare for Crohn's to affect your esophagus (it usually affects the colon), but it can happen anywhere along the digestive tract ...

I think it's really important to try and differentiate between food stuck in your esophagus, which is the tube that leads down to your stomach, or food that's stuck in your trachea, which is your ...

In R-CPD, the cricopharyngeus muscle in the upper esophagus is unable to relax and allow gas to escape. R-CPD is treated by direct injections of botulinum toxin in the affected area, which relaxes ...

The data included classification, gap length, timing of surgery, methods of esophageal elongation, methods of esophageal anastomosis, postoperative complications, prognosis, etc. Results: A total of 7 ...