There's nothing that ruins a good meal quite like it coming back up. The burning sensation in the chest that follows is known as heartburn, and it can happen if food or stomach acid reenters ...

Patients with eosinophilic esophagitis in the US have high health care resource utilization costs, according to a retrospective national claims study.

Study finds percutaneous balloon dilation offers better long-term outcomes than surgery for severe benign biliary strictures, particularly Bismuth-Strasberg type E4 and E5 cases.

(GERD) is a prevalent gastrointestinal disorder, with up to 20% of patients developing complications like Erosive ...

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic esophageal inflammatory disease of undetermined pathophysiology that results in dense mucosal eosinophilia and esophageal dysfunction. In childhood ...

The treatment of long benign oesophageal strictures remains a clinical challenge. We present a novel endoscopic technique that involves visualising scar tissue using methylene blue-stained saline, ...

Nonselective beta blockers or endoscopic band ligation (EVL) are recommended for primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding in patients with esophageal varices. However, it has been found that ...

Background Double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE)-assisted endoscopic balloon dilatation (EBD) is a promising technique to manage small bowel stricture in patients with Crohn’s disease. This study will ...