Digestive System
Use these links to jump directly to your topic of interest in Digestive System:
Diseases: Anal and Rectal Diseases | Appendicitis | Bile Duct Diseases | Eosinophilic Disorders | Esophageal Diseases | Gallbladder Diseases | Hepatitis | Hernia | Intestinal Diseases | Liver Diseases | Malabsorption Syndromes | Pancreatic Diseases | Peritoneal Diseases | Stomach Diseases
Symptoms: Abdominal Pain | Bleeding | Constipation | Diarrhea | Gas | Heartburn | Hiccups | Indigestion | Vomiting
Other Topics: General Digestive System | Anatomy | Diagnostic Procedures | Digestive Organ Transplantation | Surgery
Esophageal Diseases
(Jump to: General Information |Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia) | Injury | Obstruction | Spasm | Surgery
Esophageal Diseases: Achalasia | Barrett's Esophagus | Diverticula | Esophagitis | Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) | Hiatal Hernia | Tumors | Varices )
| General Information | |
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Introduction to Esophageal Disorders:Merck Manual, Home Edition |
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Abnormal Propulsion of Food:Merck Manual, Home Edition |
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Esophagus Disorders:MedlinePlus |
| Esophageal Surgery | |
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Esophageal Dilation:ASGE |
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See also treatment of specific Esophageal disorders below |
| Achalasia | |
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Achalasia and Esophageal Motility Disorders:Society of Thoracic Surgeons |
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Achalasia:IFFGD |
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Achalasia:UpToDate Patient Information |
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Esophageal Achalasia:SSAT |
| Barrett's Esophagus | |
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Barrett's Esophagus:Society of Thoracic Surgeons |
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Monitoring and Treatment of Barrett’s Esophagus:UpToDate Patient Information |
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Management of Barrett's Esophagus:SSAT |
| Esophagitis (Inflammation of the Esophagus) | |
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Esophagitis:Cleveland Clinic |
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See also Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders, Eosinophilic Esophagitis |
| Esophageal Diverticula | |
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Zenker's Diverticulum:Columbia University |
| Esophageal Injury | |
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Injury to the Esophagus:Merck Manual, Home Edition |
| Esophageal Obstruction | |
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Obstruction of the Esophagus:Merck Manual, Home Edition |
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Plummer-Vinson Syndrome / Esophageal Web:MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia |
| Esophageal Spasm | |
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Esophageal Spasms:Mayo Clinic |
| Esophageal Tumors | |
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Esophageal Cancer, see Cancer, Esophageal Cancer |
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Esophageal Tumors That Are Noncancerous:Merck Manual, Home Edition |
| Esophageal Varices (Enlarged Veins) | |
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Esophageal Varices:Mayo Clinic |
| Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) | |
| General Information | |
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Heartburn and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease:NIDDK |
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Adults:UpToDate Patient Information |
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Bile Reflux:Mayo Clinic |
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Laryngeal Reflux, see Ears, Nose and Throat, Laryngeal and Voice Disorders |
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GERD:MedlinePlus |
| GERD in Infants, Children and Adolescents | |
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Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children and Adolescents:NIDDK |
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Gastroesophageal Reflux in Infants:NIDDK |
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease / Heartburn (in infants):Lucile Packard Children's Hospital |
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Treatment Options for GERD or Acid Reflux Disease: A Review of the Research for Adults: AHRQ |
| Medication | |
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Proton Pump Inhibitors:Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs |
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See also Heartburn |
| Surgery | |
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Surgical Treatment of Reflux Esophagitis:SSAT |
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Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux (GERD) Surgery:SAGES |
| Hiatal Hernia | |
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Hiatal Hernia:Mayo Clinic |
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Hiatal Hernia:MedlinePlus |
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Hiatal Hernia Repair:MedlinePlus Encyclopedia |
