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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for Carcinoma of esophagus
  1. Gastroesophageal reflux - series (image) 
    ... cause strictures (narrowing) of the esophagus, and eventually, cancer of the esophagus. Frequently, dysfunction of the lower esophageal sphincter is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100181_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Esophageal cancer (image) 
    Esophageal cancer is cancer that starts in the esophagus. This is the tube through which food moves from the mouth to the stomach. There are two main types ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19928.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Tobacco and cancer (image) 
    ... the risk of several types of cancer especially cancer of the lung, mouth, larynx, esophagus, bladder, kidney, pancreas, and cervix. Smoking also increases ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17195.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Smoking hazards (image) 
    ... and its various components increase the risk of cancer (especially in the lung, mouth, larynx, esophagus, bladder, kidney, pancreas, and cervix), heart attacks and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9940.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Gastrectomy (image) 
    The stomach connects the esophagus to the small intestine, and functions ... In the procedure, the diseased portion of the stomach is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8946.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Gastrectomy - series (image) 
    The stomach connects the esophagus to the small intestine, and functions to break up food into small particles that can be absorbed by the small intestine.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100022_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Biliary obstruction - series (image) 
    ... an instrument placed down the throat into the esophagus, through the stomach to the duodenum of the ... may not be significantly altered if the pancreatic carcinoma is otherwise untreatable. Reoccurrence of the blockage (restenosis) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100199_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia