Esophageal motility disorders occur more frequently among adults aged 75 years and older. Individuals aged 75 years and older have a higher prevalence of esophageal motility disorders, particularly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The American College of Gastroenterology developed clinical guidelines for esophageal physiologic tests, ...

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has released a clinical practice update synthesizing current available evidence and expert opinion on peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) to treat ...

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is a condition in which the esophagus becomes irritated and inflamed because of acid backing up into the stomach. Approximately 40 percent of Americans suffer ...

A team of experts led by Northwestern Medicine investigators has developed a standardized approach that will improve the ...

Psychological factors have a greater impact on the severity of symptoms in esophageal diseases than objective evaluations, such as acid reflux and esophageal motility function. Although there are ...

For most people, swallowing is second nature, but how does it occur, and why do some people have difficulty with it? Researchers at Kyushu University in Japan have started to tackle these questions by ...