The esophagus, which is not normally exposed to acid, adapts to acid reflux by becoming more like the stomach or the ...

Barrett's esophagus occurs when the lining of the esophagus, the tube that runs from the throat to the stomach, is inflamed. Up to 1.6% of the general population have Barrett's esophagus.

If you have Barrett’s esophagus, you know that treatment typically focuses on two things: keeping the condition in check by controlling acid reflux and taking steps to prevent esophageal cancers.

Barrett’s esophagus is a condition where the tissue in your lower esophagus becomes damaged. It starts to resemble the tissue in your intestine. Doctors call this process intestinal metaplasia. The ...

In Barrett's esophagus, normal esophageal squamous epithelium is replaced by a specialized columnar epithelium. The condition is widespread and incurs patients with a 125-fold greater risk of ...

Gastroenterologist Dr. Wendi LeBrett recently posted a TikTok video about some sneaky signs of esophageal cancer to watch out ...

New Assay Predicts Cancer Risk in Barrett's Esophagus A new epigenetic assay is able to stratify patients with Barrett's esophagus according to their probability of neoplastic progression within 5 ...

“Our findings suggest that the capsule sponge could help stratify patients with Barrett’s esophagus by risk and that half of ...

The annual percent change in incident Barrett's esophagus was 4.9% (P<0.05) from 2014 through 2023, reported Anila Vasireddy, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia.

IN THIS MORNING’S MEDICAL ALERT, APRIL IS ESOPHAGEAL AWARENESS MONTH. AND HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THE DISEASE, WHO IT AFFECTS, AND THE WARNING SIGNS IS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE ESOPHAGEAL CANCER ...

Barrett’s Esophagus & HALO Ablation. Season 17 Episode 1 | 27m 19s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Dr. Jaymon Patel explains a more efficient treatment of Barrett's Esophagus through heat energy.