Barrett's esophagus

I.Description Barrett’s Esophagus can be complication of gastroesophageal reflux disease. The acid causes the normal simple stratified squamous epithelium to be destroyed and the body replaces the tissue with columnar epithelium, the same tissue present in the stomach. The disease can occur causing symptoms or can be asymptomatic. Not every patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease will develop Barrett’s Esophagus and not every patient who has Barrett’s Esophagus had gastroesophageal reflux disease

years later GERD was associated with Barrett’s development (Allison PR, 1953) and subsequently in 1975 a study of 140 cases showed that 8.5% of those patients developed EAC (Naef AP et al, 1975). Only about 10-15% of patients with chronic GERD develop BE, this suggest that further genetic and environmental factors are possibly involved in the development of BE and/or EAC (Contedica V et al., 2012). The process of neoplastic transformation from Barrett’s esophagus to EAC is a stepwise process, which

Esophageal cancer, or oesophageal cancer, is a lethal variation of cancer globally ranking sixth as the leading cause of cancer-associated deaths and eighth as the most common type of cancer (Pennathur et al. 2013). In contrast to other parts of the world, the United States has experienced a decrease in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma incidence rates and a distinct increase in esophageal adenocarcinoma, which corresponds to increased obesity and gastroesophageal reflux rates over the years (Simard

to treat it, how to prevent it, and the many effects it has on your body. Cancer is a disease that no one wants, but it is a disease everyone is willing to fight if it means getting your life back. What is esophageal cancer? Well, esophageal or esophagus is the tube that connects the throat to the stomach. The cancer starts in the inner layer and continues to grow outward. There are two types of esophageal cancer. The first one is Squamous Cell Carcinoma. The second type is Adenocarcinoma. Squamous

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma which is also known as nasopharyngeal cancer or cancer of the nasopharynx. It is a cancer that begins in the upper part of the throat behind the nose and near the base of the skull. The nasopharynx is the upper part of the throat, the pharynx, which lies behind the nose. The nasopharynx is a chamber about 1 ½ inches. It lies above the soft part of the roof of the mouth, the soft palate, and in back of the nasal passages. The nasopharynx serves as a passageway for air

proinflammatory cytokine levels. The researchers were interested in role of COX-2 and chronic inflammation that leads to the progression of Barrett’s Esophagus (BE) to adenocarcinoma in the esophagus. This connection has not been studied in experimental models as extensively as it has in human models, so this study conducts the in vitro examination of the esophagus in rats. They chose to study cyclooxygenase-2 and proinflammatory cytokine levels based on the fact that these two molecules are the central

Barrett Esophagus Barrett esophagus occurs when the lining of the esophagus is damaged. The esophagus is the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. With Barrett esophagus, the lining of the esophagus gets replaced by material that is similar to the lining in the intestines. This process is called intestinal metaplasia. A small number of people with Barrett esophagus develop esophageal cancer. CAUSES The cause of this condition is not known. RISK FACTORS The following factors

pancrea and gallbladder. At this point the MRI machine takes images of the diagnostic. The ERCP is for patients in the hospital that has disorders with bile and pancreatic ducts. The Endophagogastroduodenoscopy is an endoscopic test that dilates the esophagus, stomach and small intestine. This procedure is to diagnose and treat the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. When getting this procedure the physician would place a endoscope from your mouth to your throat with a long blendable tube that appears to be

1) Description of the disorder Heartburn is a disease that occurs when gastric contents flow backward from the stomach into the esophagus. It is also termed reflux which could lead to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or pyrosis. (Charles P. Davis, 2015) There’s a chance that heartburn can be associated with mucosal injury; that disease, is called esophagitis. Acid reflux and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are closely related, but the terms don't necessarily mean the same thing. Sometimes

The esophagus is a tube composed of tissue and smooth muscle, approximately 10 inches long and 1 inch in diameter, which transports ingested material to the stomach (Kahrilas 2016). Where the stomach and esophagus meet, there is a 1.0-1.5 inch long ring of smooth muscle known as the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), which opens and closes, allowing for movement of food from the esophagus into the stomach (Herbella 2010). Most people experience gastric juices escaping into their esophagus very occasionally