News tagged with esophagitis

Biomarkers may help predict progression of Barrett's esophagus to esophageal adenocarcinoma

A series of microRNA expression signatures that may help to define progression of the precancerous condition Barrett's esophagus into esophageal adenocarcinoma was reported recently in Cancer Prevention Research, a journa ...

Cancer created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows long-term efficacy of minimally invasive therapy for patients with Barrett's esophagus

According to a new study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, patients with Barrett's esophagus and early or pre-cancerous cells have been shown to significantly benefit from ...

Cancer created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CT texture analysis of tumors may be a valuable biomarker in localized esophageal cancer

CT texture analysis of primary tumors may be a potential imaging biomarker in localized esophageal cancer following neoadjuvant chemotherapy, according to research being presented at the 2013 Cancer Imaging and Radiation ...

Cancer created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Surgeon volume, prognosis post-esophageal cancer op linked

(HealthDay)—For patients with esophageal cancer undergoing resection, surgeon volume, but not hospital volume, is independently associated with prognosis, according to research published online Jan. 7 in ...

Cancer created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pill-sized device provides rapid, detailed imaging of esophageal lining

Physicians may soon have a new way to screen patients for Barrett's esophagus, a precancerous condition usually caused by chronic exposure to stomach acid. Researchers at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine ...

Medical research created Jan 13, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Children born prematurely are at higher risk of esophageal inflammation, cancer

Infants that are born preterm or with impaired growth have an increased risk of developing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), possibly leaving them vulnerable to the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma later in ...

Health created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

General thoracic surgeons emerge as leading providers of complex, noncardiac thoracic surgery

While thoracic surgeons are traditionally known as the experts who perform heart surgeries, a UC Davis study has found that general thoracic surgeons, especially those at academic health centers, perform the vast majority ...

Surgery created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Upper endoscopy is overused in patients with heartburn

Heartburn is one of the most common reasons for people to see a doctor, and some physicians often use upper endoscopy to diagnose and manage gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). But most patients do not require the procedure ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Type 2 diabetes may increase the risk of Barrett's Esophagus

Patients with Type 2 Diabetes may face an increased risk for Barrett's Esophagus (BE), regardless of other risk factors including smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), according ...

Diabetes created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Risks of esophagus cancer studied: Statins may protect against esophageal cancer

Statin use is associated with protection from esophagus cancer according to a new meta-analysis of existing clinical studies exploring the cancer prevention effects of statins presented by a Mayo Clinic researcher, Dr. Siddharth ...

Cancer created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Simple test may ease management of esophagitis

A simple new test, in which the patient swallows a string, can monitor treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis as effectively as an invasive, expensive and uncomfortable procedure that risks complications, particularly in children.

Inflammatory disorders created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Studies show advances in gastrointestinal cancer treatments

New trial data showing improvements in the treatment of esophageal and gastrointestinal cancers were released today at the ESMO 2012 Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology in Vienna.

Cancer created Sep 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Biopsies may overlook esophagus disease—Study reveals limitations in detecting allergic disorder

University of Utah engineers mapped white blood cells called eonsinophils and showed an existing diagnostic method may overlook an elusive digestive disorder that causes swelling in the esophagus and painful ...

Immunology created Sep 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ASGE initiative examines real-time imaging of Barrett's esophagus

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy's (ASGE) Preservation and Incorporation of Valuable Endoscopic Innovations (PIVI) initiative examines real-time imaging of Barrett's esophagus in an article appearing in ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reduce esophageal cancer danger by knowing risk factors

(Medical Xpress) -- As the American obesity epidemic has increased the past two decades, so has the rate of esophageal cancers. Clinician-scientists affiliated with the University of Cincinnati (UC) Cancer Institute say enhanced ...

Cancer created Aug 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Esophagitis

Esophagitis (or oesophagitis) is inflammation of the esophagus. It may be acute or chronic. The acute esophagitis can be catarrhal or phlegmonous, whereas the chronic esophagitis may be hypertrophic or atrophic.

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