Esophageal Endoscopic Procedures in Thoracic Surgery Susan Ramdhaney Scott Tenner Background Over 14 million adults suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) annually. The pathogenesis of GERD involves the inappropriate relaxation…
Cardial Incompetence and Associated Gastroesophageal Reflux Katherine A. Barsness Marleta Reynolds Nelson and associates14 reported that up to 50% of all infants up to 3 months of age and 67%…
Barrett’s Esophagus Matthew J. Schuchert James D. Luketich Historical Perspective The pathologic features of Barrett’s esophagus were first described in 1906 by the Boston surgeon Tileston,86 who evaluated a series…
Surgical Therapy for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Mark J. Krasna Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) describes the retrograde flow of gastric material back into the esophageal lumen from a site distal to the…
Chagas’ Disease of the Esophagus Manoel Ximenes III Etiology American trypanosomiasis is an endemic disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, discovered by the Brazilian scientist Carlos Chagas.10 Soon after…
Esophageal Motility Disorders Andrea S. Wolf Cameron D. Wright Esophageal motility disorders are uncommon and usually present with dysphagia or its sequelae (regurgitation and aspiration) or atypical noncardiac chest pain….
Congenital Anomalies of the Esophagus David H. Rothstein Marleta Reynolds Multiple theories have been proposed to explain the pathogenesis of esophageal anomalies. The classic theory, as presented by Gray and…
Inflammatory Diseases of the Esophagus Arvydas D. Vanagunas Robert M. Craig As pointed out by Baehr and McDonald,1 esophageal infections are predominantly due to diminished host defense, the use of…
Esophageal Trauma Julian Guitron John A. Howington Joseph LoCicero III The American College of Surgeons’ course on Advanced Trauma Life Support notes that injuries to the esophagus rarely kill in…
Foreign Bodies in the Esophagus Gregory A. Coté Ikuo Hirano Foreign body (FB) ingestions are reasonably common and potentially serious events. While 75% to 90% of FB ingestions pass spontaneously…
