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Endoscopic reports should contain the following information: the location of the lower esophageal sphincter and squamo-columnar junction; presence and size of hiatal hernia; presence of erosive ...

The surgeon cuts away some of the muscles that encircle the esophagus, lower esophageal sphincter and stomach, relaxing the pressure on the esophagus and allowing food to pass into the stomach with ...

(a) Diagnosed with achalasia; (b) Underwent peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) surgery for achalasia; (c) Severe reflux symptoms 23 months later; (d) Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma located 25 ...

GERD affects the lower sphincter (muscular ring) in the esophagus, and LPR affects the upper esophageal sphincter ... tests ...

In the present study, also signs were improved including lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure (from 10 ± 1.58 and, 10.3 ± 1.68 mmHg in the pretreated patients to 16.5 ± 0.6, and 14.1 ± 0. ...

A laparoscopic Heller myotomy is a surgical procedure used to treat achalasia, a condition in which the esophagus doesn't push food and liquid into the stomach normal and lower esophageal sphincter ...