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	Oesophagus - LoveToKnow 1911
		The human oesophagus is peculiarly liable to certain accidents and diseases, due both to its function as a tube to carry food to the stomach and to its anatomical situation (see generally Digestive Organs).
		Charring and ulceration of the oesophagus may occur from the swallowing of corrosive liquids, strong acids or alkalis, or even of boiling water.
		Fibrous stricture is usually situated near the commencement of the oesophagus, generally just behind the cricoid cartilage, and usually results from swallowing corrosive fluids, but may also result from the healing of a syphilitic ulcer.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Oesophagus (536 words)

	Barrett's oesophagus : Cancerbackup
		Barrett's oesophagus is a condition in which abnormal cells develop on the inner lining of the lower part of the gullet (oesophagus).
		The oesophagus is the muscular tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach.
		Barrett's oesophagus is not in itself a cancerous condition, but over a period of time it can occasionally lead to cancer developing in the lower part of the oesophagus.
	www.cancerbackup.org.uk /Cancertype/Gulletoesophagus/Pre-cancerousconditions/Barrettsoesophagus (1859 words)

	Cancer of the oesophagus
		There are two main types of cancer of the oesophagus: squamous carcinoma, which is more common at the upper end of the gullet, and adenocarcinoma, which is more common at the lower end, particularly around the junction between the gullet and the stomach.
		Patients with Barrett's oesophagus are at an increased risk of developing cancer of the oesophagus and may benefit from regular follow-up and supervision by a doctor.
		For example, cancer of the oesophagus is twice as common in eastern Scotland as it is in the south of England.
	www.netdoctor.co.uk /diseases/facts/oesophaguscancer.htm (1150 words)

	Cancer of the Oesophagus - Information about Cancer of the Oesophagus
		A cancer of the oesophagus is a malignant growth of the gullet.
		The extent of the growth is determined by oesophagoscopy, an examination of the gullet using a flexible telescope.
		Generally, growths at the upper end of the oesophagus are more often treated with radiotherapy and those of the lower end by operation.
	www.surgerydoor.co.uk /medical_conditions/Indices/C/cancer_oesophagus.htm (1062 words)

	eMJA: Managing Barrett's oesophagus
		The strongest of these are symptomatic gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and Barrett’s oesophagus, a condition in which the squamous lining of the lower oesophagus is replaced by metaplastic columnar epithelium.
		When Barrett’s oesophagus is found at endoscopy, the appropriateness of the patient entering a surveillance program may be considered, with the aim of reducing the risk of death from oesophageal adenocarcinoma.
		Recently, the pathobiology of Barrett’s oesophagus has come under intense scrutiny, and it is likely that repeated exposure of the lower oesophagus to reflux of acid and bile is a major factor resulting in metaplasia and subsequent dysplasia.
	www.mja.com.au /public/issues/180_08_190404/heb10024_fm.html (1367 words)

	Barrett's Oesophagus - Patient UK
		If Barrett's oesophagus is suspected during endoscopy, then several small samples (biopsies) are taken of the lining of the oesophagus during the endoscopy.
		When you have been diagnosed with Barrett's oesophagus, you may be advised to have an endoscopy and biopsy at regular intervals to monitor the condition.
		During the endoscopy a laser light is shone at the abnormal section of your oesophagus.
	www.patient.co.uk /showdoc/27000865 (1650 words)

	Oesophagus definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms easily defined on MedTerms
		Oesophagus definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms easily defined on MedTerms
		The British have an oesophagus while Americans have an esophagus.
		But on both sides of the Atlantic it is known as the swallowing tube.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4621 (117 words)

	Übersicht - Oesophagus - Endoskopie
		Endoskopische Angaben beziehen sich dabei allerdings nicht auf den Oesophaguseingang sondern auf den Kiefer (ab Zahnreihe).
		Ausgekleidet ist der Oesophagus von einem nicht verhornenden Plattenepithel.
		Die Speiseröhre dient zum Transport der aufgenommenen Nahrung durch den Brustraum in den Magen.
	www.med-serv.de /ea-t2-e1-u0.html (225 words)

	Barrett's Oesophagus Incidence [December 2005; 142-5]
		Barrett's oesophagus is where squamous epithelium is replaced with columnar epithelium.
		Probably caused by prolonged reflux of acid into the oesophagus, it is a major risk factor for oesophageal cancer, increasing the risk by 30-100 fold.
		Adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus was detected in 51 patients over the period, 76% in men, at a mean age of about 70 years.
	www.jr2.ox.ac.uk /Bandolier/band142/b142-5.html (333 words)

	OESOPHAGUS (Gr. o'lvca... - Online Information article about OESOPHAGUS (Gr. o'lvca...
		Should gastric symptoms develop it may have to be removed by the operation of gastrotomy.
		Stricture of the oesophagus is a closing of the tube so that neither solids nor liquids are able to pass down into the stomach.
		Malignant strictures are usually epitheliomatous in structure, and may be situated in any part of the oesophagus.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /NUM_ORC/OESOPHAGUS_Gr_olvcaI_will_carry.html (713 words)

	NHS Direct - Health encyclopaedia -Cancer of the oesophagus
		The oesophagus is a long tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach.
		Sometimes the cancerous cells spread from the oesophagus and affect parts of the body that are close by, such as the lymph nodes (small organs that help to drain fluid from the body) and blood vessels in the chest.
		Barium swallow: This is an X-ray of the oesophagus.
	www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk /articles/article.aspx?printPage=1&articleId=475 (1860 words)

	Barrett's oesophagus
		The oesophagus is the muscular tube that leads from the mouth to the stomach.
		This is a condition where the cells lining the lower oesophagus change in appearance to resemble those of the stomach and intestine.
		Importantly, Barrett's oesophagus is a risk factor for cancer of the lower oesophagus.
	www.disability.vic.gov.au /dsonline/dsarticles.nsf/pages/Barrett's_oesophagus (797 words)

	Blue Histology - Oral Cavity and Oesophagus
		In the oesophagus the mucosa is formed by a stratified squamous epithelium (non-keratinised) and a well-defined lamina propria and muscularis mucosae.
		In the part of the oesophagus closest to the stomach there may be mucosal mucus-producing glands, which resemble the glands in the adjacent mucosa of the stomach.
		It may be difficult to identify parts of the nerve plexus innervating the oesophagus, and oesophageal glands are not present in all sections.
	www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au /mb140/CorePages/Oral/oral.htm (2759 words)

	BARRETT'S OESOPHAGUS
		In a nutshell, Barrett’s oesophagus is when the normally pink-white lining of the oesophagus is exposed to acidic stomach acid over time (because of reflux) and then is replaced by an acid-resistant salmon-coloured red lining which is more like (but different to) the lining of the stomach, small intestine or, more rarely, the pancreas.
		Barrett’s oesophagus occurs when the acidic stomach contents are continuously refluxed onto the lining of the oesophagus, causing changes to the structure of the tissue.
		During the procedure the lining of your oesophagus can be examined and a small piece of tissue may be removed from your oesophagus (endoscopic biopsy) for examination of the cells under a microscope.
	www.mydr.com.au /default.asp?article=3305 (796 words)

	Barrett's Oesophagus (Barrett's Esophagus) - Barrett's Oesophagus
		Barrett's oesophagus is a complication of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
		Barrett's oesophagus develops when the cells of the lower oesophagus are damaged through continuous exposure to stomach acid and undergo a change ('metaplasia') to a different cell type.
		The major risk of Barrett's oesophagus is that the condition may progress to cancer of the oesophagus.
	www.virtualgastrocentre.com /diseases.asp?did=862 (745 words)

	Barrett's Oesophagus: Patient guide
		If Barrett's oesophagus is suspected during endoscopy, then several small samples (biopsies) are taken of the lining of the oesophagus during the endoscopy.
		When you have been diagnosed with Barrett's oesophagus, you may be advised to have an endoscopy and biopsy at regular intervals to monitor the condition.
		During the endoscopy a laser light is shone at the abnormal section of your oesophagus.
	www.privatehealth.co.uk /diseases/gut-bowel-stomach/barretts-oesophagus (1536 words)

	Barretts Oesophagus Foundation
		Barrett's oesophagus (Barrett's) is an abnormal lining of the oesophagus (otherwise known as the gullet), which occurs in patients with a long history of heartburn and reflux (acid and bile moving into the gullet).
		Since the presence of Barrett's oesophagus can be easily detected during an endoscopy (camera examination) there is an opportunity to prevent cancer from developing.
		The established cancer research charities are predominantly involved with research into the treatment of cancer of the oesophagus once it has been developed.
	www.barrettsfoundation.org.uk (371 words)

	Gut Foundation- Gastro Intestinal, digestive research & Education
		Achalasia, is a disorder of the oesophagus where the lower oesophageal sphincter doesn't relax properly with swallowing.
		Oesophageal cancer (also called cancer of the oesophagus) is a malignant tumour that grows in the lining of the oesophagus.
		The oesophagus (the gullet) is the tube that carries food from the mouth down into the stomach using a series of muscular movements.
	www.gut.nsw.edu.au /gitract1.html (1119 words)

	Barrett's oesophagus: the new endoscopic modalities have a future -- Deviere 54 (Supplement 1): i33 -- Gut
		Photothermal laser ablation of Barrett’s oesophagus: endoscopic and histological evidence of squamous re-epithelialisation.
		Reconstitution of squamous epithelium in Barrett’s oesophagus with endoscopic argon plasma coagulation: a prospective study.
		Intestinal metaplasia in patients with columnar lined oesophagus is associated with high levels of duodenogastrooesophageal reflux.
	gut.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/54/suppl_1/i33 (3605 words)

	ODS - Oesophagael Diagnostic Services :Diseases (Site not responding. Last check: )
		An abnormal frequency of acid entering the oesophagus from the stomach causing the symptoms of heartburn or burning regurgitation and when severe may cause upper airways disease, a chronic cough or voice changes (dysphonia).
		As the oesophagus has limited defence to acid attack it may proceed to inflammation or oesophagitis and if allowed to continue may cause the oesophagus to burn and narrow to a stricture resulting in a mechanical obstruction to food.
		The aim of drug therapy is to decrease the acid exposure to the unprotected oesophagus, reducing pain and allowing the natural healing mechanisms to reduce inflammation.
	www.oesophagus.com /diseases/index.html (822 words)

	Swiss Gastro-Intestinal Center: Oesophagus
		The oesophagus stretches from the cricoid cartilage to its junction with the stomach, which we refer to as the cardia.
		A narrow probe can be inserted into the oesophagus through the nose in order to measure the levels of acidity (pH) and pressure in the oesophagus.
		A contrast medium (barium or gastrografin) is swallowed while the patient is monitored by x-ray, enabling an examination of the functioning of the oesophagus.
	www.swiss-magen-darm.com /en/speiseroehre.html (982 words)

	The Oesophagus
		Squamous cell cancer of the oesophagus, associated with smoking and drinking, is now largely in decline.
		That mainly, (but not always!), affects older men of relatively deprived backgrounds, and the tumour is situated in the upper third of the oesophagus.
		Adenocarcinoma is the type of cancer usually associated with tumours in the lower third of the oesophagus.
	freespace.virgin.net /gwen.harlow/html/the_oesophagus.html (300 words)

	Swallowing and the oesophagus
		Another effect of the process is to widen the opening of the oesophagus thus making the passage of the bolus along the alimentary canal easier.
		The oesophagus is a muscular tube that carries food and liquids from the throat to the stomach for digestion after it has been chewed and chemically softened in the mouth.
		If the bottom muscle weakens, stomach contents, along with the stomach acid, may return to the oesophagus and cause an uncomfortable, burning sensation known as "heartburn", although it is not connected with the heart at all.
	greenfield.fortunecity.com /rattler/46/upali4.htm (783 words)

	the Gastrolab IMAGE Gallery
		The oesophagus is a 20 - 26 cm long "tube" with a diameter between 2 and 3 cm.
		The trachea is situated anteriorly and the spine posteriorly.
		The thoracic part is posterior to the trachea, then crosses anterior to the aorta and passes through the diaphragm at the level of Th 10.
	www.gastrolab.net /d1g005.htm (117 words)

	CORE \| Cancer of the Oesophagus
		The oesophagus (gullet) is the tube through which food and drink pass from the back of the throat to the stomach.
		The cancer arises from the lining of the gullet and the effect is to narrow the oesophagus and cause difficulty in swallowing.
		Barrett’s Oesophagus is a condition in which stomach-like cells form the lining of the lower oesophagus.
	www.corecharity.org.uk /Default.aspx?docname=doc_oesophcancer (1298 words)

	Dissertations from Karolinska Institutet - Published by Karolinska Institutet Karolinska Institutet - ki.se
		The aims of this thesis were to estimate the prevalence of Barrett's oesophagus (B0) and related histological aberrations, to investigate agreement between endoscopy and histology regarding the diagnosis of BO and to investigate risk factors for BO paying particular attention to epidemiological aspects of the study design.
		prevalence in the distal oesophagus and/or gastric cardia was 14%.
		BO was noted in 4%, with a predominance of women (69%) Both prevalence of IM overall and cardia type mucosa in the gastric cardia were significantly associated with increasing age.
	diss.kib.ki.se /2006/91-7140-987-4 (663 words)

	Statements of Principles — Malignant neoplasm of the oesophagus — Reasonable hypothesis (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The oesophagus is defined as the structure which begins proximally with the lower border of the hypopharynx and extends distally to the distal border of the lower oesophageal sphincter.
		Paragraph 5(c) applies only to material contribution to, or aggravation of, malignant neoplasm of the oesophagus where the person's malignant neoplasm of the oesophagus was suffered or contracted before or during (but not arising out of) the person's relevant service; paragraph 8(1)(e), 9(1)(e), 70(5)(d) or 70(5A)(d) of the Act refers.
		"undifferentiated carcinoma of the oesophagus" means a primary malignant neoplasm arising from the cells of the lining of the oesophagus where cellular dedifferentiation precludes further classification.".
	www.dva.gov.au /pensions/statemnt/b033rh.htm (782 words)

	Researchers discover genetic trigger that plays a key role in cancer of the oesophagus
		The discovery, reported today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, sheds new light on the molecular mechanisms involved in the development of Barrett's oesophagus, a condition which is a major predisposing factor causing cancer of the oesophagus.
		Barrett's oesophagus is a condition affecting up to two per cent of the population in Britain in which the cells lining the oesophagus begin to change to look more like the cells lining the intestine.
		Cancer of the oesophagus is the ninth most common cancer in the UK with over 7,400 new cases each year, and is one of the most rapidly increasing cancers in the western world.
	www.news-medical.net /?id=10359 (708 words)

	Spontaneous Intramural Haematoma Of The Oesophagus
		It may mimic spontaneous rupture of the oesophagus (Boerhaave syndrome), dissection of the thoracic aorta or myocardial infarction.
		Spontaneous intramural rupture and intramural haematoma of the oesophagus.
		Recurrent submucosal dissection of the oesophagus in association with achalasia.
	www.ispub.com /ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijge/vol2n2/esophagus.xml (1071 words)

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