MedlinePlus: Esophagus Disorders

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Anatomy/Physiology
Your Digestive System and How It Works (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
Esophageal Muscle Test (Manometry) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Understanding Esophageal Dilation (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
Upper Endoscopy (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Upper GI Series (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
What Is Upper GI Endoscopy? (American Gastroenterological Association)

Treatment
FDA Approves Photofrin for Treatment of Pre-Cancerous Lesions in Barrett’s Esophagus (Food and Drug Administration)

Clinical Trials
ClinicalTrials.gov: Barrett Esophagus (National Institutes of Health)
ClinicalTrials.gov: Esophageal Diseases (National Institutes of Health)

Specific Conditions
Achalasia and Esophageal Motility Disorders (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)
Barrett's Esophagus (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Esophageal Spasms (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
GERD, Barrett's Esophagus and the Risk for Esophageal Cancer (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)

Related Issues
Ten Questions to Ask Your GI Endoscopist (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)

Dictionaries/Glossaries
Digestive Diseases Dictionary (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)

Directories
Find a Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Doctor (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
Find an Otolaryngologist (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
GI Physician Locator (American College of Gastroenterology)

Children
Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula (American Academy of Family Physicians)

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The primary NIH organization for research on Esophagus Disorders is the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases