Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Barrett's esophagus occurs when the lining of the esophagus, the tube that runs from the throat to the stomach, is inflamed. Up to 1.6% of the general population have ...

Esophageal cancer affects the esophagus lining, causing swallowing difficulty and chest pain. Learn what symptoms to look for ...

A critical factor in treating Barrett's esophagus is the use of a periodic endoscopy to check for cancerous and precancerous tissues. An endoscopy is a procedure utilized to examine a patient's ...

The squamo-columnar junction or Z-line (where the 'whitish' esophageal squamous mucosa finishes and the reddish gastric columnar mucosa starts). The esophagogastric junction or lower esophageal ...

endoscopy, (4) esophageal manometry, and (5) ambulatory pH monitoring. An upper GI series is useful for diagnosing and characterizing an existing hiatal hernia. The size of the hiatal hernia helps ...

Esophageal capsule endoscopy for screening and surveillance of esophageal varices in patients with portal hypertension. Hepatology 47 , 1595–1603 (2008). Article Google Scholar ...

Clinicians can quickly and non-invasively gather surface esophagus cells for analysis without endoscopy by using the EsoCheck technology. The EsoCheck capsule, which resembles a gel cap and is ...

Lucid Diagnostics Inc. (Nasdaq: LUCD) ("Lucid" or the "Company"), a commercial-stage, cancer prevention medical diagnostics company and subsidiary of PAVmed Inc. (Nasdaq: PAVM), today announced that ...