Increased esophageal hypervigilance and anxiety were associated with worse post-treatment symptoms and poor quality of life ...

Of 10 infants with mediastinal bronchogenic cysts seven were in severe or moderate respiratory distress at admission. In none was the precise diagnosis of bronchogenic cyst made before operation. In ...

Case: A 36-year-old male with methamphetamine-induced heart failure, esophageal stricture, cachexia, and esophageal candidiasis presented with chest pain after blunt chest trauma. Chest CT showed ...

RANT to trying to get employed. I realize I’m considered a senior citizen, but I’m very employable with great experience and a few good years to give an employer. I am very knowledgeable. I have many ...

Interpreting timed barium esophagram (TBE) results with a multimetric classification tree is more accurate for identifying disorders of achalasia than conventional interpretation, according to ...

A new multi-metric timed barium esophagram model boosts achalasia diagnosis accuracy and outperforms traditional methods. “Timed barium esophagram (TBE) is commonly used to evaluate esophageal motor ...

What is a barium swallow test? A barium swallow test (cine esophagram, swallowing study, esophagography, modified barium swallow study, video fluoroscopy swallow study) is a special type of imaging ...

Jaymes Vaughan and Jonathan Bennett in New York City in May 2024. “Oh my God, babe. Is this what it’s like when you eat and it goes down?” Jaymes Vaughan, 42, asked over an omelette and hash browns, ...

Zenker’s diverticulum is a pouch that can form at the lower part of your throat. If it's left untreated, food and saliva can become trapped in it over time. Learn more about the symptoms of Zenker’s ...

During this interval there were over 3000 admissions to the Thoracic Surgical Section. Twenty-nine patients, or about 1 per cent, had proved peptic esophagitis. Sixty-two patients with diaphragmatic ...

This could be considered a bad street food experience. A 59-year-old previously healthy man had eaten some street food when something came up—like all the stuff that was in his stomach. Apparently, he ...