The sympathetic nerve supply comes from the cervical and the thoracic sympathetic chain (spinal segments T1–T10) and regulates blood vessel constriction, esophageal sphincters contractions ...

Metastatic esophageal cancer starts in the esophagus and then travels through the blood or lymphatic system to other organs or lymph nodes. Cancer cells then form tumors in other areas of the body.

Your esophagus and stomach stay where they should be, but part of your stomach squeezes through the hiatus to sit next to your esophagus. Your stomach can become squeezed and lose its blood supply.

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a symptom of a disease, condition, or injury affecting any part of the gastrointestinal tract. The GI tract includes the esophagus, ...

Other mechanisms of esophageal injury resulting from injury to the esophageal blood supply, or to the nerves and nerve plexi on the surface of the esophagus, have not been excluded.

Enlarged blood vessels around your esophagus are called varices. If they rupture, it may be fatal. Variceal banding is a procedure that prevents and treats these ruptures. Advanced liver ...

Doctors at Agartala’s GBP Hospital have successfully performed Tripura’s first-ever esophageal bypass surgery, replacing a severely damaged ...

Blood pressure medication has an effect "The reflux illness leads to inflammation of the esophagus, and in many people the esophagus heals and becomes normal again," Bratlie says.

Covidien has announced the launch of the HALO 90 ULTRA ablation catheter, according to a news release.. The HALO 90 ULTRA is an addition to the company's HALO family of catheters for the endoscopic ...

The sympathetic nerve supply comes from the cervical and the thoracic sympathetic chain (spinal segments T1–T10) and regulates blood vessel constriction, esophageal sphincters contractions ...