Researchers found 80 percent of patients who developed esophageal dilatation after gastric banding required conversion to a different bariatric procedure or had the band removed, according to findings ...

The extension of the myotomy onto the gastric wall (clearly the most critical and challenging part of the operation) proved difficult because of poor exposure, with the consequent risk of a short ...

Achalasia is a syndrome of esophageal dysmotility characterized by failure of relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and lack of functional peristalsis in the body. All current forms of ...

Peptic stricture was traditionally looked upon as an irreversible end stage of acid–peptic damage. Patients with peptic stricture are characterized by advanced age, male gender, and vastly abnormal ...

Hi Dr, I wrote a month or 2 ago about having the Nissen repair and Paraesophageal Hernia Repair. It turned out that the 'wrap' is too tight and according to the report there is stenosis at 40cm ...

If you have a new diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), you’ll want to know what the best treatment is for you. The mainstays of treatment for EoE are proton pump inhibitors, steroids, diet ...

During the 1970s and the 1980s, operations for benign esophageal disorders were often withheld or delayed in favor of less effective forms of treatment in an effort to prevent the postoperative ...