Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a chronic digestive disease caused by recurrent regurgitation of acid from the ...

In extreme cases, the backflow of stomach acid may even cause bleeding and possibly ulcers. When esophagitis is severe and ...

In the present study, also signs were improved including lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure (from 10 ± 1.58 and, 10.3 ± 1.68 mmHg in the pretreated patients to 16.5 ± 0.6, and 14.1 ± 0. ...

When one swallows food, the lower esophageal sphincter muscle at the lower esophagus relaxes to allow food and liquid to pass ...

Manometry also allows the doctor to examine the muscular valve connecting the esophagus with the stomach, called the lower esophageal sphincter, or LES. This valve relaxes to allow food and liquid ...

The esophagogastric junction or lower esophageal sphincter (the upper aspect of a hiatal hernia). The level of the diaphragmatic impression (the lower aspect of a hiatal hernia). In patients with ...

might only trigger clinically relevant symptoms in those with pre-existing lower esophageal sphincter dysfunction and a predisposition to reflux. An equally likely explanation is that only a ...

showing a dilated esophageal body bird beak-like narrowing of lower esophageal sphincter (see Video 1). b; Vigorous achalasia showing diffuse spasm-like contractions in the esophageal body with ...

The esophagus enters the right side of the stomach, so sleeping on the left side keeps acid away from the lower esophageal sphincter. The sphincter is normally responsible for keeping acid and ...

Stop smoking. The nicotine in cigarettes can weaken a part of your body called your lower esophageal sphincter. That muscle controls the opening between your esophagus and your stomach.