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 ...

This mistake hampers the performance of the most delicate portion of the operation, the myotomy of the distal portion of the esophagus and the stomach. Sometimes, chest wall bleeding occurs as a ...

The goal is to open part of the lower esophagus to make swallowing easier. Another surgical option is called peroral endoscopic myotomy, or POEM. With this procedure, doctors don’t have to cut ...

Achalasia is primarily caused by the degeneration of the myenteric plexus in the esophageal wall, leading to impaired ...

An esophageal stricture is a gradual narrowing of the esophagus, which can lead to swallowing difficulties. Healthcare providers diagnose it in about 10 percent of people with gastroesophageal reflux ...

The exact cause of esophageal cancer is unknown, but genetics appears to play a role. Several risk factors for the disease have also been identified. These vary depending on the type of cancer, with ...

Esophageal cancer is one of the most deadly cancers — so why doesn’t the healthcare industry have better tools to prevent the disease? Lucid Diagnostics is on a mission to solve that problem.

Baylor Medicine’s Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) program offers specialized and multidisciplinary care. We bring together a unique team of physicians of multiple sub-specialties for patients with a ...

A segmentectomy is a surgical procedure that removes one of the ten anatomic segments of a lung. It requires some dissection of the artery, vein, and/or airway structures of that segment, and the ...