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Results 1 - 10 of 24 for Lower esophageal ring
  1. Lower esophageal ring 
    A lower esophageal ring is an abnormal ring of tissue that forms where the esophagus (the tube from the mouth to ... A lower esophageal ring is a narrowing of the esophagus that occurs in a small number of people. The cause of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000208.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Esophagus Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    The esophagus is the muscular tube that carries food and liquids from your mouth to the stomach. You may not be aware of your esophagus until you swallow ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/esophagusdisorders.html - Health Topics
  3. GERD (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your esophagus is the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) happens when a muscle at the end of your ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/gerd.html - Health Topics
  4. Upper GI and small bowel series 
    ... Duodenal ulcer Gastroesophageal reflux disease Gastroparesis Intestinal obstruction Lower esophageal ring Primary or idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003816.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Overview of the Esophagus (Merck & Co., Inc.)  
    Esophagus Disorders/Start Here ... Esophagus Disorders ... Merck & Co., Inc. ... Overview of the Esophagus - Explore from the Merck Manuals - Medical Consumer Version. ... swallowing, ...
    https://www.merckmanuals.com/.../overview-of-the-esophagus - External Health Links
  6. Achalasia 
    There is a muscular ring at the point where the esophagus and stomach meet. It is called the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). Normally, this muscle relaxes when you swallow to allow food to pass into the stomach. In people with ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000267.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Achalasia - series (image) 
    ... food from the mouth to the stomach. The lower esophageal sphincter is a muscular ring at the junction of the esophagus and the stomach. The lower esophageal sphincter relaxes when food from the esophagus enters ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100143_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Esophageal Cancer Screening From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Esophageal Cancer/Diagnosis and Tests ... Esophageal Cancer ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Esophageal cancer screening is not ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/.../patient/esophageal-screening-pdq#_19 - External Health Links
  9. Risks of Esophageal Cancer Screening From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Esophageal Cancer/Related Issues ... Esophageal Cancer ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Esophageal cancer screening is not currently ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/.../patient/esophageal-screening-pdq#_29 - External Health Links
  10. Gastroesophageal reflux disease 
    ... back up. These muscle fibers are called the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). When this ring of muscle does not close all the way, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000265.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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