Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is rapidly increasing in incidence in Western cultures.
Barrett's esophagus is the presumed precursor lesion for this cancer. Several other risk …

Bile formation is an important function of the liver. Bile salts are a major constituent of bile
and are secreted by hepatocytes into bile and delivered into the small intestine, where they …

Barrett's esophagus is an intestine-like metaplasia and precursor of esophageal
adenocarcinoma. Triggered by gastroesophageal reflux disease, the origin of this …

The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) has increased in recent decades, and
its 5-year survival rate is less than 20%. As a well-established precursor, patients with …

Esophageal malignancy ranks sixth among cancer deaths worldwide. 1 It is estimated that
just over 450,000 new cases of esophageal cancer were diagnosed in 2012, with around …

The endoderm gives rise to the lining of the esophagus, stomach and intestines, as well as
associated organs. To generate a functional intestine, a series of highly orchestrated …

Книга посвящена наиболее распространенным заболеваниям в гастроэнтерологии:
рефлюкс-эзофагиту, грыжам пищеводного отверстия диафрагмы и их осложнениям …

This report is an adjunct to the American Gastroenterological Association Institute's medical
position statement and technical review on the management of Barrett's esophagus, which …

Subjected to countless daily injuries, the stomach still functions as a remarkably efficient
digestive organ and microbial filter. In this Review, we follow the lead of the earliest …

Over recent decades we have witnessed a shift in the anatomical distribution of gastric
cancer (GC), which increasingly originates from the proximal stomach near the junction with …