Digestive System Diseases: News and Research on Esophageal Motility Disorders

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FDA approves Voquezna for erosive esophagitis, GERD

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Phathom Pharmaceuticals' Voquezna (vonoprazan), a novel potassium-competitive acid blocker, as a new treatment for adults for with all grades of erosive esophagitis or erosive ...

Revisional-RYGB examined for GERD and weight-loss failure

Following sleeve gastrectomy (SG), revisional Roux-Y-gastric-bypass (RYGB) is beneficial for remission of reflux symptoms and extra weight loss, according to a study published online Aug. 18 in Obesity Surgery.

AI can predict certain forms of esophageal and stomach cancer

In the United States and other western countries, a form of esophageal and stomach cancer has risen dramatically over the last five decades. Rates of esophageal adenocarcinoma, or EAC, and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma, or ...

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