Panel A shows the microscopic myoarchitecture of the circular and longitudinal muscle layers of the lower esophageal sphincter and stomach. The circular muscle fibers of the esophagus cross each other ...

Researchers found 80 percent of patients who developed esophageal dilatation after gastric banding required conversion to a different bariatric procedure or had the band removed, according to findings ...

Management of esophageal carcinoma is based on tumor extent according to the TNM classification; it is divided into curatively and palliatively intended treatment. Patients with locoregional disease ...

Effect of nivolumab combined with definitive chemoradiotherapy on response rate for esophageal cancer: An immune active intrinsic subtype could be its biomarker—The NOBEL trial. This is an ASCO ...

About 20,640 U.S. adults will be diagnosed with esophageal cancer this year, according to estimates from the American Cancer Society (ACS). This type of cancer, which affects the esophagus — the tube ...