* A paper given at the inaugural meeting of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons in London in July, 1954. Group 1: Lax Oesophagus When the incompetent cardia is situated belowthe diaphragm, we term the condition 'lax oesophagus'. It was first recognized as an entity distinct from hiatal hernia by Neuhauser and Berenberg in 1947. Although it is quite a common condition in babies, it ha...

A 40 year old man with dysphagia and a giant fibrovascular polyp of the oesophagus is reported. The patient was followed for two years before removal of the polyp. During this period the tumour markedly increased in size and the oesophagus reached a maximum diameter of 5.9 cm. In presence of the polyp the body of the oesophagus had no pressure activity after swallows and a 22 hour intraoesophag...

BACKGROUND Barrett's oesophagus, columnar metaplasia of the epithelium, is a premalignant condition with a 50-100-fold increased risk of cancer. The condition is caused by chronic gastro-oesophageal reflux. Regression of metaplasia may decrease the cancer risk. AIMS To determine whether elimination of acid gastro-oesophageal reflux induces a regression of metaplastic epithelium. METHODS Six...