Esophagus diseases

Esophagus diseases: Introduction

Any disease affecting the esophagus. Examples of diseases affecting the esophagus include heartburn, gastroesophageal reflux, Barrett's esophagus and esophagitis. The esophagus is the tube between the throat and the stomach.

Symptoms of Esophagus diseases

• Chest pain
• Abdominal pain
• Indigestion
• Belching
• Water brush
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 9 symptoms of Esophagus diseases

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Esophagus diseases:

• Food Allergies & Intolerances: Home Testing:
  • Home Food Allergy Tests
  • Home Food Intolerance Testing
  • Home Water Testing
  • Home Lead Poisoning Tests
  • Home Heavy Metal Poisoning Tests
• Digestive-Related Home Testing:
  • Home Stomach Ulcer Tests
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Test Kits
• more tests...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Esophagus diseases

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Esophagus diseases?

• Misdiagnosis of Esophagus diseases

Esophagus diseases: Medical Mistakes

• GERD -- Health Mistakes
• Heartburn -- Health Mistakes
• Acid Reflux -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Esophagus diseases: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Esophagus diseases:

• Digestive Health
• more product offers...»

Esophagus diseases: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Celiac Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Heartburn -- Undiagnosed
  • GERD -- Undiagnosed
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Pancreatitis -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Esophagus diseases

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The best known, irritable bowel...read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance. The digestive system contains a variety of ...read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain,...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease,...read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Esophagus diseases

Esophagus diseases: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists:
  • Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat)
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology (Child Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist)
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
  • Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck
• Digestive Health Specialists (Gastroenterology):
  • Gastroenterology (Digestive Specialists)
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Health)
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

• Rate Your Doctor Online
• Research Your Doctor Online
• Review Patient Surveys About Your Doctor
• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Esophagus diseases

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Esophagus diseases:

• Digestive Health (Gastroenterology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Esophagus diseases, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Esophagus diseases: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders -- Rare Types:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Rare Types
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Rare Types
  • Celiac Disease -- Rare Types
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Rare Types
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Pancreatitis -- Rare Types
  • Gallstones -- Rare Types
  • Lactose Intolerance -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Esophagus diseases

Read more about causes of Esophagus diseases.

Videos for Esophagus diseases

Patient Surveys for Esophagus diseases

• Patient Profile Survey
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Reseach about Esophagus diseases

Visit our research pages for current research about Esophagus diseases treatments.

Clinical Trials for Esophagus diseases

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Esophagus diseases include:

• Quality-of-Life Assessment of Patients Who Have Cancer of the Esophagus - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Combination Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Esophagus - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - cisplatin,paclitaxel
• Esophageal Cancer Risk Registry - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Nitrocamptothecin in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Stomach Cancer That Cannot Be Removed During Surgery - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - nitrocamptothecin
• PNU-93914 in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cancer of the Esophagus - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - paclitaxel liposome
• more trials...»

See full list of 399 Clinical Trials for Esophagus diseases

Statistics for Esophagus diseases

• Medical statistics for Esophagus diseases
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Esophagus diseases
• Death and Mortality statistics for Esophagus diseases
• Society statistics for Esophagus diseases

Types of Esophagus diseases

• Esophagitis
• Esophagus Cancer
• Esophageal diverticulum
• Esophageal atresia
• Esophageal stricture
• more types...»

See full list of 16 Types of Esophagus diseases

Stories from Users Related to Esophagus diseases

• esophagus dysplasia
• moniliasis oesophagus

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User Interactive Forums

Read about other experiences, ask a question about Esophagus diseases, or answer someone else's question, on our message boards:

• I can not get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for this?
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