Approximately 600 times a day, the esophagus ferries whatever is in your mouth down to your stomach. It’s usually a one-way route, but sometimes acid escapes the stomach and travels back up.

Background/Aim: To determine the roles of gastroesophageal acid reflux (GER) and esophageal dysmotility on typical and atypical GERD symptoms. Methods: Two hundred thirty-six patients (159 females ...

A corkscrew esophagus is often seen in patients with diffuse esophageal spasm. Endoscopy is performed to rule out a tumor of the esophagogastric junction and gastroduodenal pathologic conditions.

Tiger Woods had yet another surgery on his lower back Friday morning. This one he hopes will relieve some of the spasms like those he experienced this year. It was the sixth surgery on his lower ...

Certain abnormalities on x-ray imaging are commonly observed in DES, such as a "corkscrew esophagus" or "rosary bead esophagus", although these findings are not unique to this condition. Specialized ...

Tiger Woods played in all four majors in 2024 for the first time in a calendar year since 2019 Tiger Woods has revealed he has undergone "successful" surgery to alleviate "back spasms and pain ...

The 15-time major winner on the PGA Tour announced on Friday that he underwent surgery on his lower back with the hopes of alleviating back spasms that hampered him throughout the 2024 season.

Sometimes there can also be a squeezing or pressure sensation from heartburn when there is associated spasm of the esophagus.