{"id":2285,"date":"2008-07-29T19:09:59","date_gmt":"2008-07-29T23:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/gisurgery\/education\/gi-curriculum-1\/esophagus\/"},"modified":"2018-07-10T14:09:17","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T18:09:17","slug":"esophagus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/gisurgery\/education\/gi-curriculum-1\/esophagus\/","title":{"rendered":"Esophagus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>GERD<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"style1\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">diagnosis\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"style5\" href=\"\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/entrez\/query.fcgi?holding=uncchlib_fft_ndi&amp;CMD=search&amp;db=pubmed&amp;term=%28Hydrogen-Ion+Concentration%5BMaJR%5D+OR+esophageal+ph+monitoring%5BMaJR%5D%29+AND+Gastroesophageal+Reflux\/diagnosis%5BMAJR%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ph monitoring<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"style5\" href=\"\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/entrez\/query.fcgi?holding=uncchlib_fft_ndi&amp;CMD=search&amp;db=pubmed&amp;term=%20manometry%5BMaJR%5D+AND+gastroesophageal+reflux%5BMeSH%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manometry <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"style1 style3\" href=\"\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/entrez\/query.fcgi?holding=uncchlib_fft_ndi&amp;CMD=search&amp;db=pubmed&amp;term=%28multichannel+AND+impedance%29+AND+gastroesophageal+reflux\/diagnosis%5BMeSH%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multichannel intraluminal impedance(MII)<\/a> (<span class=\"style7\">new<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"style5\" href=\"\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/entrez\/query.fcgi?holding=uncchlib_fft_ndi&amp;CMD=search&amp;db=pubmed&amp;term=%28duodenogastroesophageal+%20monitoring+OR+bilimetry+OR+bilitec%29+AND+gastroesophageal+reflux\/diagnosis%5BMeSH%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bilitec (duodeno gastric reflux monitoring)<\/a> (<span class=\"style7\">new<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"style5\" href=\"\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/entrez\/query.fcgi?holding=uncchlib_fft_ndi&amp;CMD=search&amp;db=pubmed&amp;term=Gastroesophageal+Reflux%5BMeSH%5D+AND+Esophageal+Sphincter,Lower\/pathophysiology%5BMeSH%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LES<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">therapy\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"style5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed?holding=uncchlib_fft_ndi&amp;term=gastroesophageal+reflux\/drug+therapy%5BMeSH%5D%20AND%20hasabstract%5Btext%5D&amp;cmd=search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">medical Rx<\/a> (<span class=\"style5\">l<\/span><span class=\"style5\">imited to citations with abstracts<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"style5\" href=\"\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/entrez\/query.fcgi?holding=uncchlib_fft_ndi&amp;CMD=search&amp;db=pubmed&amp;term=gastroesophageal+reflux\/drug+therapy%5BMeSH%5D+AND+gastroesophageal+reflux\/surgery+AND+%28treatment+outcome+OR+evaluation+studies+OR+cost-benefit+analysis%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">medical v. surgical outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"style5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/entrez\/query.fcgi?holding=uncchlib_fft_ndi&amp;CMD=search&amp;db=pubmed&amp;term=gastroesophageal+reflux\/surgery%5Bmajr%5D%20AND%20hasabstract%5Btext%5D&amp;cmd=search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">procedures<\/a> (<span class=\"style5\">limited to citations with abstracts)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Barrett&#8217;s Esophagus<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"style5\"><a class=\"style9\" href=\"\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/entrez\/query.fcgi?holding=uncchlib_fft_ndi&amp;CMD=search&amp;db=pubmed&amp;term=Barrett+Esophagus\/physiopathology%5BMeSH%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">natural<\/a><span class=\"style9\"><a class=\"style5\" href=\"\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/entrez\/query.fcgi?holding=uncchlib_fft_ndi&amp;CMD=search&amp;db=pubmed&amp;term=Barrett+Esophagus\/physiopathology%5BMeSH%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> history<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"style5\"><a class=\"style5\" href=\"\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/entrez\/query.fcgi?holding=uncchlib_fft_ndi&amp;CMD=search&amp;db=pubmed&amp;term=Barrett+Esophagus\/surgery%5BMAJR%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">procedures<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"style5\"><a class=\"style5\" href=\"\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/entrez\/query.fcgi?holding=uncchlib_fft_ndi&amp;CMD=search&amp;db=pubmed&amp;term=Barrett+Esophagus%5BMeSH%5D+AND+treatment+outcome%5BMeSH%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">treatment outcome<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Achalasia<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"style1\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><a class=\"style5\" href=\"\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/entrez\/query.fcgi?holding=uncchlib_fft_ndi&amp;CMD=search&amp;db=pubmed&amp;term=esophageal+achalasia%5BMeSH%5D+AND+manometry%5BMAJR%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manometry<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/entrez\/query.fcgi?holding=uncchlib_fft_ndi&amp;CMD=search&amp;db=pubmed&amp;term=esophagus+achalasia\/radiography+AND+%28contrast+media+OR+barium+sulfate\/diagnostic+use%5BMeSH%5D%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">barium swallow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"style5\" href=\"\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/entrez\/query.fcgi?holding=uncchlib_fft_ndi&amp;CMD=search&amp;db=pubmed&amp;term=esophageal+achalasia\/drug%20therapy%20%5BMAJR%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rx options<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/entrez\/query.fcgi?holding=uncchlib_fft_ndi&amp;CMD=search&amp;db=pubmed&amp;term=esophageal+achalasia%5BMeSH%5D+AND+%28%E2%80%9Cmedical+management%E2%80%9D%20OR%20surgery%5Bsubheading%5D%29+AND+%28comparative+study+OR+treatment+outcome+OR+evaluation+studies+OR+cost-benefit+analysis%29+AND+hasabstract%5Btext%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">medical v. surgical outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Esophageal Diverticula<\/h2>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"style1\"><a class=\"style5\" href=\"\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/entrez\/query.fcgi?holding=uncchlib_fft_ndi&amp;CMD=search&amp;db=pubmed&amp;term=diverticulum+esophageal\/etiology%20%5BMAJR%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">types\/etiologies<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"style1\"><a href=\"\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/entrez\/query.fcgi?holding=uncchlib_fft_ndi&amp;CMD=search&amp;db=pubmed&amp;term=Zenker+diverticulum%5BMAJR%5D+AND+hasabstract%5Btext%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zenker&#8217;s<\/a> (limited to citations with abstracts)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><span class=\"style1\"><a href=\"\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/entrez\/query.fcgi?holding=uncchlib_fft_ndi&amp;CMD=search&amp;db=pubmed&amp;term=diverticulum%20esophageal\/surgery%5BMaJR%5D+AND+hasabstract%5Btext%5D%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">surgical treatment<\/a> (limited to citations with abstracts)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Paraesophageal Hernia<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"style1\"><a href=\"\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/entrez\/query.fcgi?holding=uncchlib_fft_ndi&amp;CMD=search&amp;db=pubmed&amp;term=%28hiatal+hernia+AND+paraesophageal%29+AND+indications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indications<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"style1\"><a href=\"\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/entrez\/query.fcgi?holding=uncchlib_fft_ndi&amp;CMD=search&amp;db=pubmed&amp;term=%28hiatal+hernia\/surgery+AND+paraesophageal%29+AND+treatment+outcome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outcomes<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GERD diagnosis ph monitoring manometry multichannel intraluminal impedance(MII) (new) bilitec (duodeno gastric reflux monitoring) (new) LES therapy medical Rx (limited to citations with abstracts) medical v. surgical outcomes procedures (limited to citations with abstracts) Barrett&#8217;s Esophagus natural history procedures treatment outcome Achalasia manometry barium swallow Rx options medical v. surgical outcomes Esophageal Diverticula types\/etiologies Zenker&#8217;s &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/gisurgery\/education\/gi-curriculum-1\/esophagus\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Esophagus\">Read 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