Items tagged “oesophagus”
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Achalasia
Achalasia (primary achalasia) is a failure of organised oesophageal peristalsis that causes impaired relaxation of the lower oesophageal sphincter, resulting in food stasis and often marked dilatation of the oesophagus.
Obstruction of the distal oesophagus from other non-functional aetiologies...
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Epidermolysis bullosa
Epidermolysis bullosa refers to a rare group of genetically determined conditions characterised by blistering of the skin. This can be limited to the soles and palms or extensive whole body involvement. Mutations in more than 20 different genes have been reported that contribute to the disease's...
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Feline oesophagus
Feline oesophagus also known as oesophageal shiver, refers to the transient transverse bands seen in the mid and lower oesophagus on a double-contrast barium swallow.
Pathology
The appearance is almost always associated with active gastro-oesophageal reflux 2,3 and is thought to be due to cont...
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Oesophageal web
Oesophageal webs refer to an oesophageal constriction caused by a thin mucosal membrane projecting into the lumen.
Epidemiology
Oesophageal webs tend to affect middle-aged females.
Clinical presentation
Patients are usually asymptomatic and the finding may be incidental and unimportant. Howe...
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Oesophageal carcinoma
Oesophageal carcinoma is globally the 7th most common cancer and 6th most common cause of cancer-related death as per NCCN version 3.2023. It tends to present with increasing dysphagia, initially to solids and progressing to liquids as the tumour increases in size, obstructing the lumen of the o...
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Oesophageal and oesophagogastric junction squamous cell carcinoma (staging)
Oesophageal and oesophagogastric junction squamous cell carcinoma staging refers to TNM staging of squamous cell carcinoma originating in the oesophagus or oesophagogastric junction (including tumours whose centre is within the proximal 2 cm of the gastric cardia).
Related histologies included ...
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Oesophageal stricture
Oesophageal stricture refers to any persistent intrinsic narrowing of the oesophagus.
Terminology
The term peptic stricture refers specifically to those benign oesophageal strictures caused by chronic acid reflux, although some - incorrectly - use it more loosely to refer to any benign oesoph...
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Feline oesophagus
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22 May 2008
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Gastro-oesophageal junction
The gastro-oesophageal junction (GOJ) (also known as the oesophagogastric junction) is the part of the gastrointestinal tract where the oesophagus and stomach are joined.
Gross anatomy
The GOJ is normally mostly intra-abdominal and is 3-4 cm in length. To some extent, the oesophagus slides in ...
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Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), often shortened to reflux disease, is a spectrum of disease that occurs when gastric acid refluxes from the stomach into the lower end of the oesophagus across the lower oesophageal sphincter.
Epidemiology
It affects 10% to 20% of the adult population ...
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Schatzki ring
A Schatzki ring, also called a Schatzki-Gary ring, is a symptomatic, narrow oesophageal B-ring occurring in the distal oesophagus and usually associated with a hiatus hernia.
Epidemiology
Relatively common, lower oesophageal rings are found in ~6-14% of oesophagrams 9.
Associations
More th...
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Achalasia
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05 Apr 2009
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Coin in oesophagus
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22 Dec 2009
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Oesophageal atresia
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23 Dec 2009
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Fluoroscopy
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Oesophageal web
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24 Dec 2009
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Barium
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Achalasia
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24 Dec 2009
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Barium
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Achalasia and tertiary waves
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05 Jan 2010
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Corkscrew oesophagus
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17 Feb 2021
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Tracheo-oesophageal fistula - H type
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20 Jan 2010
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Congenital tracheo-oesophageal fistula
Congenital tracheo-oesophageal fistula is a congenital pathological communication between the trachea and oesophagus.
Epidemiology
Tracheo-oesophageal fistula and oesophageal atresia have a combined incidence of approximately 1 in 3500 live births 1-3,5. There is only a minimal hereditary/ge...
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