Esophageal pain manifests as symptoms of heartburn and or chest pain. Esophageal pain is a type of visceral pain that is poorly localized owing to divergence of visceral afferents. The esophagus is ...

Esophageal cancer is a tumor that forms inside the esophagus. This tube starts in the back of the throat, goes through the neck and connects with the stomach in the abdomen. The wall of the esophagus ...

It starts as a dull ache after lunch or a sharp twist in the morning. After a few days, it becomes hard to ignore. Many ...

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Eating is something most of us take for granted. We do it three times a day – which adds up to more than a thousand meals a year, but what if you had trouble eating and ...

There are a variety of treatments for esophageal cancer, a form of cancer that affects your esophagus, or food pipe (the organ that connects your stomach to your throat). If you’ve recently been ...

Esophageal cancer is classified into adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, with dysphagia as a common symptom. Diagnosis involves endoscopy, biopsy, and imaging to confirm cancer presence and ...

Swallowing is an essential bodily process that allows the mouth to move substances, such as food or liquids, to the stomach through the pharynx (throat) and esophagus (a muscular, hollow tube that ...

Pill esophagitis can cause chest pain, heartburn, and painful swallowing. You can prevent pill esophagitis by drinking a full glass of water with pills and not lying down right after taking them. Dry ...

Adults with high esophageal hypervigilance and anxiety and worse esophageal function prior to achalasia treatment experienced ...

Enlarged blood vessels around your esophagus are called varices. If they rupture, it may be fatal. Variceal banding is a procedure that prevents and treats these ruptures. Advanced liver conditions, ...

Consensus statement to come amid lack of clear guidance, robust evidence ...