LONDON (AP) — American doctors have made a new esophagus for a young man, using donated skin tissue and metal stents, in the latest example of scientists creating body parts in the lab to help ...

Boston Scientific Corp. has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and CE Mark approval to market its WallFlex Fully Covered Esophageal Stent for the treatment of ...

A new procedure can now treat esophageal perforations (holes in the esophagus) when caught early, therefore greatly reducing mortality rates. These holes in the esophagus can occur when undergoing ...

The placement of self-expanding esophageal stents is a palliative treatment option used for patients with esophageal or gastric cardia carcinoma. This procedure aims to relieve the symptoms of ...

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunseok Yoo] MI Tech, a manufacturer of non-vascular stents, announced on the 19th that it has received FDA approval for its esophageal stent product. Including this recent ...

Clinical efficacy and safety of apatinib in treatment of alpha fetoprotein-positive advanced gastric cancer. Advanced signet ring cell type gastroesophageal cancers in Central American patients age 40 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There was an overall increased risk for esophageal adenocarcinoma among those in the surgery vs. medication ...

Retrospective comparison of long-term outcomes in patients with stage II/III (UICC-TNM6th) esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated with 60 Gy or 50.4 Gy of definitive chemoradiotherapy with ...

Radiation esophagitis, characterized by the inflammation of the esophagus, is the most common acute adverse effect of radiation therapy that causes swallowing problems. This eventually causes ...

A 2-year-old boy can eat and swallow after surgeons used magnets to fix a problem with the swallowing tube between his mouth and stomach, in a world first. Henryk Deneen was born with a condition ...