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Complications Overview Articles

Heartburn
The prognosis for people who get heartburn only occasionally or people without esophageal damage is excellent. The prognosis for people with esophageal damage who become involved in a treatment program that promotes healing is also excellent.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Heartburn
Occasional heartburn without esophageal damage has an excellent prognosis. Esophageal damage that is treated with a program that promotes healing also has an excellent prognosis.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Specific Complications Articles

Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD) is a condition in which food or liquid travels backwards from the stomach to the esophagus(the tube from the mouth to the stomach). This action can irritate the esophagus, causing heartburn and other symptoms....
Source:ADAM
Date:September 7, 2008
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD) is a gastric disorder which causes stomach acids to back up into the esophagus, the tube leading from the mouth to the stomach. This action causes pain, which is often called heartburn.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Esophagitis
Esophagitis is a general term for any inflammation, irritation, or swelling of the esophagus, the tube that leads from the back of the mouth to the stomach.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 17, 2008
Peptic ulcer
A peptic ulcer is erosion in the lining of the stomach or the first part of the small intestine, an area called the duodenum.If the peptic ulcer is located in the stomach it is called a gastric ulcer.Ulcer- peptic; Ulcer- duodenal; Ulcer- gastric;...
Source:ADAM
Date:September 7, 2008
Ulcers (Digestive)
In general, an ulcer is any eroded area of skin or a mucous membrane, marked by tissue disintegration. In common usage, however, ulcer is usually used to refer to disorders in the upper digestive tract.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Gastrointestinal(GI) bleeding refers to any bleeding that starts in the gastrointestinal tract, which extends from the mouth to the anus.The amount of bleeding can range from nearly undetectable to acute, massive, and life threatening.Bleeding may...
Source:ADAM
Date:January 28, 2009
GI bleeding Studies
GI bleeding studies uses radioactive materials in the investigation of bleeding from the gastrointestinal(GI) tract. These studies go under various names such as"GI bleeding scans" or"Tagged red blood cell scans."
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Vomiting blood
Vomiting blood is a backward flowing(regurgitation) of blood through the upper gastrointestinal(GI) tract. The upper GI tract includes the stomach, mouth, throat, esophagus(the swallowing tube), and the first part of the small intestine.Vomiting b...
Source:ADAM
Date:January 16, 2009
Esophageal stricture - benign
Benign esophageal stricture is a narrowing of the esophagus(the tube from the mouth to the stomach) that causes swallowing difficulties.Dilation(stretching) of the esophagus is the preferred treatment. Repeated dilation may be necessary to prevent...
Source:ADAM
Date:July 28, 2006
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