An endoscope with a transparent cap enters through a 2 cm mucosal incision into the submucosal “third” space, approximately 5 cm proximal to the lower esophageal sphincter. Four distinct tissue layers ...

Introduction: achalasia is a chronic disease. Since there is no curative treatment, diagnosed patients have pharmacological and/or surgical techniques available, aimed at minimizing the condition.

Panelists discuss how the pathophysiology of acute myeloid leukemia has evolved from a single phenotype understanding to recognizing diverse genetic events that lead to transformation at the ...

1) Does the addition of a stomach wrap around the food pipe (oesophagus) reduce the backflow of food and acid from the stomach to the food pipe (regurgitation) when used with keyhole surgery to treat ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients with achalasia, esophageal Candida infection was independently associated with increased ...

This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full text component.

Jessica Herrala struggled to swallow. Doctors thought she had bulimia but she had a rare condition kept her from eating and drinking without regurgitating. About 14 years ago, when Jessica Herrala, ...

Individuals with achalasia showed a higher risk for mortality than matched reference individuals from the general population, with one additional death per six individuals with achalasia observed over ...

Over roughly 9 years of follow-up, people with the swallowing disorder achalasia had a 42% higher risk of mortality compared with the general population, a nationwide cohort study from Sweden ...

(a) Diagnosed with achalasia; (b) Underwent peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) surgery for achalasia; (c) Severe reflux symptoms 23 months later; (d) Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma located 25 cm ...

What Is an EndoFLIP Procedure? EndoFLIP stands for endoluminal functional lumen imaging probe. This newer technology is a minimally invasive way of measuring the area inside a gastrointestinal organ ...