SPRINGDALE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — They put their lives on the line to protect us, but this week, a Northwest Arkansas fire department is fighting back against the leading cause of death among ...

In a minipig model, implantation of autologous tissue‑engineered esophageal grafts supported 100% 30-day survival, restored oral feeding and normal growth, and demonstrated functional recovery, all ...

Transanastomotic feeding tubes (TATs) are placed to allow early feeding following esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF) repair. However, recently these tubes were linked to increased ...

In the largest Nordic study to date concerning esophageal cancer surgery, the researchers found clear evidence that decompression with a nasogastric tube is associated with less serious complications.

In the largest Nordic study to date concerning esophageal cancer surgery, the researchers found clear evidence that decompression with a nasogastric tube is associated with less serious complications.

Esophageal cancer is relatively rare, making up only 1% of all cancer diagnoses in the US. However, it is also one of the most deadly cancers — with a five-year survival rate of only 20%.

The cancer typically begins in the inner layer of the esophagus wall and grows outward, but it can start anywhere. Esophageal cancer is a rare cancer, accounting for just 1 percent of cancer cases in ...

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has released an expert review and clinical practice update focusing on esophageal dysfunction caused by immune-mediated and infectious diseases.

Pneumatic tubes were supposed to revolutionize the world but have fallen by the wayside. Except in hospitals. Pneumatic tubes were touted as something that would revolutionize the world. In science ...

There's no shortage of ways to get your coffee fix, even in the most extreme locations. There's also no shortage of startups and inventors coming up with more, often unusual ways, to serve it.

Multicenter randomized phase II study of short course FOLFOX + nivolumab (Nivo) followed by maintenance Nivo +/- radiation (RT) in the first line treatment of metastatic or unresectable ...