Sometimes, other procedures are considered when strictures keep recurring, including dilation therapy with steroid injections or stent placement. Yoon YS, Kim JY, Lee KJ, Yu KP, Lee MS. Balloon ...

Ganguli et al. show that CDKN2A loss in Barrett’s esophagus prevents esophageal adenocarcinoma initiation by counterselecting subsequent TP53 loss and report context-dependent effects of 9p21 ...

Esophageal dilation is a treatment to help stretch, or dilate, abnormal narrowings found in the esophagus. These narrowings are called strictures and can occur from a variety of health problems. They ...

A genetic fault long believed to drive the development of esophageal cancer may in fact play a protective role early in the disease, according to new research published in Nature Cancer.

While these conditions may co-occur, they usually require different management approaches. This study aims to evaluate whether TSS stenting alone, without targeted treatment of SSWAs, is sufficient to ...

What is a 5-year relative survival rate? Where do these numbers come from? 5-year relative survival rates for esophageal cancer Understanding the numbers Keep in mind that survival rates are estimates ...

Do not eat or drink anything after midnight prior to your surgery. Make sure you have someone to drive you home after your procedure. We may also place a stent in your ureter (tube between your ...

Esophageal hypomotility in general and especially ineffective esophageal motility according to the Chicago criteria of primary motility disorders of the esophagus, is one of the most frequently ...

Although not as well standardized as gastric emptying (GE) scintigraphy, esophageal transit scintigraphy, if performed in a comprehensive manner including both quantitative and qualitative analysis of ...

The use of SEMS in benign esophageal disease is controversial. Prior to stent placement, a complete endoscopic examination should be performed to assess the proximal and distal extent of the ...