DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS
Although the esophagus appears to be a simple organ, esophageal disease is common and ranges from trivial complaints of heartburn to major clinical problems of aspiration, obstruction, and hemorrhage. This chapter will briefly outline normal esophageal function and describe a group of unique symptoms characteristic of most esophageal disorders. The major benign categories of esophageal disorders, gastroesophageal reflux disease and motility disorders, will be discussed with a brief review of other common esophageal diseases. Malignant disease of the esophagus will be discussed in Chapter 41.
- SMOKING CESSATION
- Disorders of Pregnancy
- Urolithiasis
- PNEUMOTHORAX
- Laparoscopy
- Definition
- Pathogenic Mechanisms
- TREATMENT
- Indications for Dialysis and Adequacy of Dialysis
- ARTERIOSCLEROSIS OBLITERANS
- MEDIASTINITIS
- Proteinuria
- Mechanism of Proteinuria
- MAJOR COMPLICATIONS OF CIRRHOSIS
- Renal Glycosuria
- GAS TRANSFER
- Portal Hypertension
- ACUTE PANCREATITIS
- AV JUNCTIONAL RHYTHM DISTURBANCES
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- HEART DISEASE AND PREGNANCY
- TREATMENT
- ACID-PEPTIC DISEASE
- Nephritic Glomerulopathies
- NONRESPIRATORY FUNCTIONS OF THE LUNG
- OTHER THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES
- MULTISYSTEM DISEASE WITH RENAL INVOLVEMENT
- ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE OF THE EXTREMITIES
- Liddle’s Syndrome
- BRORICHODILATORS
- Studies of Pancreatic Structure and Function
- CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE TO EXERCISE
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Clinical Course, Pathogenesis, and Anatomy of Acute Tubular Necrosis
- SPECIFIC CLINICAL DISORDERS