Flexible laryngoscopy reveals some unique aspects of swallowing and complements the fluoroscopy procedure. The fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) procedure is a comprehensive ...

Dysphagia or difficulty swallowing usually indicates some disorder of the esophagus. An accurate, detailed history can suggest the cause of dysphagia and can enable the physician to define the cause ...

Swallowing a sponge on a string could replace traditional endoscopy as an equally effective but less invasive way of diagnosing a condition that can be a forerunner of esophageal cancer. Barrett's ...

In this disease esophagus muscles do not squeeze and the sphincter muscle does not open, so food cannot pass through valve top on stomach. Achalasia is a disease where the function of the esophagus ...

Blood tests can’t confirm an esophageal cancer diagnosis, but they are part of the diagnostic process. Additional tests, such as a CT scan, endoscopy, barium swallow, and biopsy, are needed to confirm ...

For decades, stroke patients with swallowing difficulties have routinely received crushed tablets to reduce the risk of aspiration. New clinical data now challenge this practice. A study using ...

A TEAM of researchers in Cork is developing a new swallowable capsule which could signal the end of painful, invasive procedures to detect gastrointestinal disease, writes Michelle McDonagh The most ...

There’s nothing quite like getting heavily sedated and having a big ol’ camera crammed down your throat so that doctors can take a look at your esophagus and cut out a little peice to study in the lab ...