Functional foregut abnormalities in Barrett's esophagus

Functional disease of the esophagus.

Forsaken Foregut: Case Report of Simultaneous Black Esophagus and Ischemic Cholangiopathy

Black esophagus or acute esophageal necrosis rarely occurs after severe hemodynamic compromise or low-flow states. Other contributing factors may include corrosive injury from gastric contents and diminished mucosal repair mechanisms. Ischemic cholangitis, another rare clinical entity, is also usually the result of a significant vascular and/or hypotensive insult to the biliary tree. We describ...

Oropharyngeal acid reflux and motility abnormalities of the proximal esophagus

AIM To investigate the relationship between pathological oropharyngeal (OP) acid exposure and esophageal motility in patients with extra-esophageal syndromes. METHODS In this prospective study we enrolled consecutive outpatients with extra-esophageal symptoms suspected to be related to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). We enrolled only patients with a reflux symptom index (RSI) score-hi...

Prevalence of Barrett's esophagus in individuals without typical symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease.

BACKGROUND Barretts esophagus, the major risk factor for esophageal adenocarcinoma, is detected in approximately 10%-14% of individuals submitted to upper endoscopy for the assessment of gastroesophageal reflux disease related symptoms. Prevalence studies of Barretts esophagus in individuals without typical symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease have reported rates ranging from 0.6% to 25%...

Functional imaging and cognitive abnormalities.

General cognitive abnormalities Most patients with schizophrenia perform poorly on standard tests of intelligence. Several studies have shown that this general cognitive impairment reflects a decline from premorbid levels.’ In a study of a large population of patients in Harrow, the average discrepancy between estimates of current and premorbid intelligence was 16 intelligence quotient (IQ) poi...