Esophageal cancer affects the esophagus lining, causing swallowing difficulty and chest pain. Learn what symptoms to look for ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD 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 ...

Cancer of the oesophagus, or gullet, is curable but in most cases the outlook is poor. Latest available figures show that in 1996 a total of 7,064 people in the UK were diagnosed with the disease ...

The findings establish a baseline for understanding esophageal mechanics in both healthy and diseased states, providing insights that can aid in computational modeling, diagnostics, and surgical ...