DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS
Although the esophagus appears to be a simple organ, esophageal disease is common and ranges from trivial complaints of heartburn to major clinical problems of aspiration, obstruction, and hemorrhage. This chapter will briefly outline normal esophageal function and describe a group of unique symptoms characteristic of most esophageal disorders. The major benign categories of esophageal disorders, gastroesophageal reflux disease and motility disorders, will be discussed with a brief review of other common esophageal diseases. Malignant disease of the esophagus will be discussed in Chapter 41.
- THE COMMON CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE
- TRAMSPLATTTATION
- DIAGNOSIS AND EVALUATION
- Metabolism of Drugs in Patients with Renal Insufficiency
- Pathology
- Acid-Base Abnormalities
- Endocrine Systems
- Lidocaine
- PATHOGENESIS OF RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION
- Ultrasound and Computed Tomography
- Treatment and Prognosis
- Chromic Renal Failure Due to Drugs
- CARDIAC TRAUMA
- DRUG-ASSOCIATED RENAL INJURY
- CARCINOMA OF THE PANCREAS - Diagnosis
- CLINICAL SYMPTOMS OF ESOPHAGEAL DISEASE
- SMOKING CESSATION
- TREATMENT
- HEART BLOCK
- SCREENING TESTS OF HEPATOBILIARY DISEASE
- MULTISYSTEM DISEASE WITH RENAL INVOLVEMENT
- Gardner's Syndrome
- SPECIFIC MANIFESTATIONS OF RENAL DISEASE
- NONOBSTRUCTIVE CAUSES OF ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE
- OXYGEN THERAPY AND MECHANICAL VENTILATION
- Pulmonary Vasculitis
- CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
- POLYPS OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
- ASTHMA
- ARRHYTHMIAS in ACUTE MYOCARDIAL MFARCTION
- Minimal Change Nephropathy
- THROMBOANGIITIS OBLITERANS
- ARTERIAL TRAUMA
- Diagnosis
- NORMAL BILIARY PHYSIOLOGY