Barium studies have a very poor sensitivity in diagnosing uncomplicated GERD; however, they have high accuracy for the diagnosis of hiatal hernia, esophageal strictures and esophageal rings.

Proton-pump inhibitors like pantoprazole are often used in people after surgical treatment for esophageal cancer. They reduce acid reflux and consequently prevent a stricture where the remainder ...

In turn, we have described a patient with mucosal involvement (critical esophageal stricture and scarring conjunctivitis) in whom circulating IgA and IgG antibodies were directed to the LAD-1 antigen ...

This narrowed area is known as a stricture, or stenosis. If a stricture becomes too narrow, it may eventually block your intestinal tract. If you have an intestinal stricture and you eat something ...

Comparison of laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation with percutaneous radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma involving specific sites: A ...