Digestive Diseases Dictionary
... This dictionary defines words that are often used when talking or writing about digestive diseases. It is designed for people who have digestive diseases and their families and friends. The words are ...

Your Digestive System and How It Works
... The digestive system is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus (see figure). Inside this tube is a lining called the mucosa. In the mouth, stomach, and sm...

Upper Endoscopy
... The digestive system Upper endoscopy enables the physician to look inside the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (first part of the small intestine). The procedure might be used to discover the reason f...

Upper GI Series
... The digestive system The upper gastrointestinal (GI) series uses x rays to diagnose problems in the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (first part of the small intestine). It may also be used to examine...

FDA Approves Photofrin for Treatment of Pre-Cancerous Lesions in Barrett’s Esophagus
... The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the approval of Photofrin (porfimer sodium) Injection for the ablation of precancerous lesions (high-grade dysplasia) in Barrett’s esophagu...

Barrett''s Esophagus
... Barrett's esophagus is a condition in which the esophagus, the muscular tube that carries food and saliva from the mouth to the stomach, changes so that some of its lining is replaced by a type of...