Esophageal cancer affects the esophagus lining, causing swallowing difficulty and chest pain. Learn what symptoms to look for ...

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic esophageal inflammatory disease of undetermined pathophysiology that results in dense mucosal eosinophilia and esophageal dysfunction. In childhood ...

This multi-institutional prospective cohort trial aimed to demonstrate the changes in physician-evaluated dysphagia and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) after palliative external beam radiotherapy ...

Black poop, or melena, can happen when there is bleeding in the upper digestive tract, such as the stomach or esophagus. As the blood moves through the intestines, it turns dark, making stool appear ...

What is aortic stenosis in children? Aortic stenosis means that your child has a heart valve that is too narrow or is blocked. The aortic valve is 1 of 4 heart valves that keep blood flowing through ...

in addition to identifying those allergens that are potential contributors to esophageal inflammation. [53] The allergist should aid in the development and monitoring of response to food ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis self-care strategies including regular exercise, posture changes, and adopting healthy habits can help relieve back pain caused by narrowing spaces in the spinal canal. Lumbar ...

but it sometimes causes damage to the esophagus in the form of esophagitis, ulcers, difficulty or pain when swallowing, strictures (narrowing), esophageal spasm, and Barrett's esophagus which may ...

Spinal stenosis surgery helps to reopen your spinal canal, the channel in your backbone that houses your spinal cord and other nerves. A doctor does the surgery when the space in the canal narrows ...

The most frequent serious adverse reactions (≥2%) were pneumonia, dysphagia, diarrhea, fatigue, and esophageal stenosis. The most common (≥20%) adverse reactions were anemia, fatigue ...

Common side effects include anemia, fatigue, and gastrointestinal issues, with serious side effects like pneumonia and esophageal stenosis observed in some patients. Depth of response and time to ...