GERD (Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease) is pervasive. If you have heartburn or “mini-vomits,” you likely have GERD. I’ve ...

Barium studies have a very poor sensitivity in diagnosing uncomplicated GERD; however, they have high accuracy for the diagnosis of hiatal hernia, esophageal strictures and esophageal rings.

A tool called a fiberoptic endoscope that has a light and a camera is inserted through the mouth and down through the ...

things though get problematic when it's severe enough to cause a narrowing (esophageal stenosis) or stricture (esophageal stricture). Affected dogs will have problems keeping food down which causes ...

Background and Aim: Barrett's esophagus has been associated with the presence of hiatal hernia; however, to date no meta-analysis of the relationship has been performed. We aimed to conduct a ...