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Results 1 - 8 of 8 for Esophagus
  1. What Is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon? Video (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)  
    ... and Other Chest Diseases Diseases of the lung, esophagus, and chest wall Lung Cancer Esophageal Cancer Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Barrett’s Esophagus Chest Wall Tumors Mediastinal Tumors Achalasia and Esophageal ...
  2. ... the chest by a burning sensation in the esophagus. Here, you can see the pizza passing from the mouth to the esophagus and on to the stomach. At the junction ...
  3. Aortic Valve Disease Video (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)  
    ... and Other Chest Diseases Diseases of the lung, esophagus, and chest wall Lung Cancer Esophageal Cancer Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Barrett’s Esophagus Chest Wall Tumors Mediastinal Tumors Achalasia and Esophageal ...
  4. Mitral Valve Disease Video (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)  
    ... and Other Chest Diseases Diseases of the lung, esophagus, and chest wall Lung Cancer Esophageal Cancer Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Barrett’s Esophagus Chest Wall Tumors Mediastinal Tumors Achalasia and Esophageal ...
  5. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Video (American College of Radiology) (Radiological Society of North America)  
    ... risk of internal bleeding from the stomach and esophagus in patients with cirrhosis. TIPS may also reduce ... into the veins of the spleen, stomach, lower esophagus, and intestines, causing enlarged vessels, bleeding and the ...
  6. ... swallowing. That includes the tongue, teeth, epiglottis, and esophagus. The teeth grind and chop food into tiny ... back of the throat and down into the esophagus, which leads to the stomach. Let's watch the ...
  7. Food enters the stomach from the esophagus. There, it's broken down by the acid and various enzymes the stomach produces so its nutrients can be absorbed in the small ...
  8. ... through the digestive tract. It starts in the esophagus where strong wave-like motions of the smooth ...