Background: Reflux symptom assessment had reliable accuracy in the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, patients may recognize heartburn or regurgitation as dyspepsia because ...

Esophageal motility is best evaluated using a combination of endoscopy and barium x-ray study. In achalasia, endoscopy helps to rule out gastroesophageal junction malignancy. In scleroderma, ...

An endoscopy can diagnose eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), but it’s also an important tool for monitoring how well medical therapy is working — especially when you switch treatment types. “Typically an ...

Endoscopy has a vital role in the diagnosis, screening, surveillance and treatment of Barrett esophagus. Over the past few decades, tremendous advances have been made in endoscopic technology, and the ...

It depends on the reason that the upper endoscopy is being performed. If the upper endoscopy is being performed to screen for Barrett's esophagus, then it is recommended that the patient remain on a ...

A multi-center US registry study examining the treatment of Barrett's esophagus with high-grade dysplasia showed that in 92 patients treated with endoscopic circumferential ablation who had at least ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A: This 52-year-old man with presumed gastroesophageal reflux disease, erosive esophagitis grade D, is referred ...

Early tumor formation in Barrett's esophagus can be effectively and safely treated with radiofrequency ablation, in combination with prior endoscopic removal of visible lesions, study suggests. Early ...

Capsule endoscopy is a procedure that uses a pill-sized camera to check the midsection of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract for any abnormalities. An endoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure in which ...

Eosinophilic esophagitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of both children and adults, for which incidence and prevalence is rising worldwide; the condition is most common among young males with a ...