Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a chronic disorder of the digestive tract caused by the lower esophageal sphincter not closing properly. This can allow stomach acid to creep up into the ...

use of methods other than RF energy that may have a lesser tendency to produce esophageal injury leading to fistula formation when targeting tissue near the esophagus. Each will be considered in turn.

Between dialyses, patency of these blood vessels depends on maintaining circulation between artery and vein by means of a Teflon-Silastic loop, creating an external arteriovenous fistula.

A man unknowingly swallowed his partial denture, causing an abnormal connection between his esophagus and trachea that required him to undergo two surgeries and eight months of recovery. The case ...

An esophageal stricture is a gradual narrowing of the esophagus, which can lead to swallowing difficulties. Healthcare providers diagnose it in about 10 percent of people with gastroesophageal reflux ...

Only division of the fistula was required in the 3 children who had no esophageal atresia. Two of the remaining 4 died after initial surgery to correct a congenital perforation of the colon ...

A vesicovaginal fistula is an irregular opening between your bladder and vagina. This causes urine to leak out of your vagina. Usually, urine should only exit your body through your urethra (tube at ...

Tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is an abnormal connection between the esophagus and trachea. TEF occurs when the wall that normally separates the esophagus and trachea does not form correctly before ...

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a long-term immune system disease that causes inflammation to your esophagus, the tube that connects your mouth and stomach. Scientists think this may happen when ...

Andrew Korman, MD; Maria F. Kassab, MD; Lan S. Wang, MD; Byron D. Patton, MD; Robert Loree, MD; Angelo T. Reyes, MD; David L. Carr-Locke, MD ...