Esophageal
Esophageal, also known as esophageal reflux or acid reflux, refers to the condition where stomach acid flows back into the esophagus, causing symptoms such as chest pain, difficulty swallowing, and bleeding. It is a common problem that affects millions of people worldwide, particularly those with a history of heartburn or other digestive disorders. The underlying cause of esophageal reflux is the relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), which is the ring of muscle that separates the esophagus and stomach. This relaxation can occur due to a variety of factors, such as being overweight, having a history of heart disease, taking certain medications, or experiencing stress. Esophageal reflux can cause a range of symptoms, ranging from mild to severe. The most common symptoms include chest pain or discomfort, difficulty swallowing, and a sour or bitter taste in the mouth. In severe cases, esophageal reflux can cause bleeding, as the stomach acid can irritate the lining of the esophagus. Diagnosis of esophageal reflux usually involves a physical exam, which may include a description of the symptoms and a review of the person's medical history. In some cases, a test called the manometry test may be used to measure the pressure of the stomach acid on the esophagus. Treatment options for esophageal reflux depend on the severity of the condition and the individual's medical history. The most common treatment options include lifestyle modifications, such as quitting smoking, losing weight, and avoiding alcohol and certain medications. Medications may also be prescribed, such as antacids to neutralize stomach acid or proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to reduce the production of stomach acid. In some cases, a combination of both medications may be necessary for optimal relief. Esophageal reflux is a common condition that can cause significant discomfort and discomfort for those who experience it. However, with proper diagnosis and treatment, it is possible to manage the symptoms and improve quality of life.
List of Doctors: Esophageal
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Shengsheng Zhang Chief Physician, Professor Department of Gastroenterology Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine | You Li Deputy Chief Physician Department of Gastroenterology China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Guang'anmen Hospital | Qian Dong Chief Physician Department of Oncology China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Guang'anmen Hospital | Gang Xu Deputy Chief Physician, Professor Department of Radiation Oncology Peking University Cancer Hospital | Yue Yang Attending Physician Second Department Of Thoracic Surgery Peking University Cancer Hospital |
Lijian Zhang Chief Physician Second Department Of Thoracic Surgery Peking University Cancer Hospital | Danqing Li Director, Professor, Chief Physician, Master's Tutor Department of Thoracic Surgery Peking Union Medical College Hospital | Hongsheng Liu Deputy Director, Deputy Chief Physician, Associate Professor Department of Thoracic Surgery Peking Union Medical College Hospital | Zejian Li Chief Physician, Professor Department of Thoracic Surgery Peking Union Medical College Hospital | Zhiyong Zhang Chief Physician, Professor Department of Thoracic Surgery Peking Union Medical College Hospital |
Zhili Cao Deputy Chief Physician, Associate Professor Department of Thoracic Surgery Peking Union Medical College Hospital | Zhijun Han Deputy Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Peking Union Medical College Hospital | Songlei Ou Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Beijing Anzhen Hospital | Yansheng Hu Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Beijing Anzhen Hospital | Dong Li Deputy Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Beijing Anzhen Hospital |
Feiqiang Song Deputy Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Beijing Anzhen Hospital | Shaoyan Zhang Deputy Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Beijing Anzhen Hospital | Keneng Chen Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Peking University Cancer Hospital | Hongchao Xiong Deputy Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Peking University Cancer Hospital | Zhen Liang Deputy Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Peking University Cancer Hospital |
Nan Wu Chief Physician Second Department Of Thoracic Surgery Peking University Cancer Hospital | Jinfeng Chen Chief Physician Second Department Of Thoracic Surgery Peking University Cancer Hospital | Wenbin Yu Deputy Chief Physician Department of Head and Neck Surgery Peking University Cancer Hospital | Lin Shen Chief Physician Department of Gastroenterology Peking University Cancer Hospital | Yan Li Chief Physician Department of Gastroenterology Peking University Cancer Hospital |
Xiaotian Zhang Chief Physician Department of Gastroenterology Peking University Cancer Hospital | Jian Li Chief Physician Department of Gastroenterology Peking University Cancer Hospital | Ming Lu Deputy Chief Physician Department of Gastroenterology Peking University Cancer Hospital | Xiaodong Zhang Chief Physician Department of Gastroenterology Peking University Cancer Hospital | Linzhong Zhu Deputy Chief Physician Interventional Therapy Department Peking University Cancer Hospital |
Yan Sun Chief Physician Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy Peking University Cancer Hospital | Gang Xu Deputy Chief Physician Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy Peking University Cancer Hospital | Suping Bi Deputy Chief Physician Anesthesia Department Peking University Cancer Hospital | Jichang Zhang Chief Physician Endoscopy Center Peking University Cancer Hospital | Baodong Liu Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Beijing Xuanwu Hospital |
Qingsheng Xu Deputy Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Beijing Xuanwu Hospital | Yi Zhang Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Beijing Xuanwu Hospital | Le Su Deputy Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Beijing Xuanwu Hospital | Ruotian Wang Deputy Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Beijing Xuanwu Hospital | Qiusheng Wang Chief Physician Department of Laparoscopic Surgery Peking University People's Hospital |
Xuan Jiang Chief Physician Department of Gastroenterology Peking University People's Hospital | Jun Liu Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Peking University People's Hospital | Jun Wang Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Peking University People's Hospital | Jingtong Wang Chief Physician Department of Gastroenterology Peking University People's Hospital | Yun Li Deputy Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Peking University People's Hospital |
Zhifeng Wang Chief Physician Department of Gastroenterology Peking University People's Hospital | Guijian Feng Deputy Chief Physician Department of Gastroenterology Peking University People's Hospital | Yanxiang Pei Deputy Chief Physician Department of Gastroenterology Beijing Chaoyang Hospital | Shengcai Hou Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Beijing Chaoyang Hospital | Hui Li Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Beijing Chaoyang Hospital |
Hongmei Wu Deputy Chief Physician Department of Spleen and Gastroenterology China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Guang'anmen Hospital | Yin Wang Chief Physician Department of Accupuncture China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Guang'anmen Hospital | Jima Lu Deputy Chief Physician Radiation Therapy Department Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Dongfu Chen Chief Physician Radiation Therapy Department Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Zefen Xiao Chief Physician Radiation Therapy Department Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital |
Qinfu Feng Chief Physician Radiation Therapy Department Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Zongmei Zhou Chief Physician Radiation Therapy Department Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Zhouguang Hui Chief Physician Radiation Therapy Department Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Rong Li Deputy Chief Physician Anesthesia Department Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Guiqi Wang Chief Physician Department of Endoscopy Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital |
Fei Ma Deputy Chief Physician Department of Internal Medicine Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Ruigang Cai Deputy Chief Physician Department of Internal Medicine Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Jianping Xu Deputy Chief Physician Department of Internal Medicine Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Liqiang Zhou Chief Physician Department of Internal Medicine Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Xingyuan Wang Chief Physician Department of Internal Medicine Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital |
Honggang Zhang Chief Physician Department of Internal Medicine Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Yan Wang Chief Physician Department of Internal Medicine Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Lin Yang Chief Physician Department of Internal Medicine Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Zhishan Li Deputy Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Liangze Zhang Deputy Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital |
Jinfeng Huang Deputy Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Bing Wang Deputy Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Kahn Shao Deputy Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Feiyue Feng Deputy Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Ning Li Deputy Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital |
Jie He Chief Physician, President, Academician Of Chinese Academy Of Sciences Department of Thoracic Surgery Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Shugeng Gao Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Yousheng Mao Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Dali Wang Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Qi Xue Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital |
Jun Zhao Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Yonggang Wang Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Jian Li Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital | Zhimin Wang Deputy Chief Physician Ultrasound Imaging Center Fuwai Cardiovascular Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences | Zhenbiao Wang Chief Physician Liver Disease Digestive Center Beijing You'an Hospital |
Lei Li Deputy Chief Physician Liver Disease Digestive Center Beijing You'an Hospital | Jianjun Li Deputy Chief Physician Liver Disease and Cancer Interventional Treatment Center Beijing You'an Hospital | Jiying Wang Chief Physician Radiation Therapy Department Beijing China-Japan Friendship Hospital | Enyu Dong Chief Physician Department of Gastroenterology Beijing China-Japan Friendship Hospital | Yanhua Fan Chief Physician Department of Gastroenterology Beijing China-Japan Friendship Hospital |
Huayuan Yang Chief Physician Department of Gastroenterology Beijing China-Japan Friendship Hospital | Shukun Yao Chief Physician Department of Gastroenterology Beijing China-Japan Friendship Hospital | Kejian Zhang Chief Physician Department of Gastroenterology Beijing China-Japan Friendship Hospital | Minggang Zhang Deputy Chief Physician Department of Gastroenterology Beijing China-Japan Friendship Hospital | Yanli Zhang Deputy Chief Physician Department of Gastroenterology Beijing China-Japan Friendship Hospital |
Jingyu Chen Deputy Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Beijing China-Japan Friendship Hospital | Yongqing Guo Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Beijing China-Japan Friendship Hospital | Chaoyang Liang Deputy Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Beijing China-Japan Friendship Hospital | Bin Shi Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Beijing China-Japan Friendship Hospital | Zhiyi Song Deputy Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Beijing China-Japan Friendship Hospital |
Yanchu Tian Chief Physician Department of Thoracic Surgery Beijing China-Japan Friendship Hospital | Liya Li Chief Physician Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Oncology Beijing China-Japan Friendship Hospital | Tao Wang Deputy Chief Physician, Associate Professor, Researcher Department of Thoracic Surgery Beijing Millennium Monument Hospital | Bojun Wei Chief Physician, Professor, Master's Tutor Department of Otolaryngology Beijing Millennium Monument Hospital | Tong Fang Chief Physician Department of Oncology Beijing Millennium Monument Hospital |
Baowen Chen Chief Physician, Professor Department of Gastroenterology Beijing University First Hospital | Jianxiang Liu Deputy Chief Physician Department of Gastroenterology Beijing University First Hospital | Xinguang Liu Chief Physician, Professor Department of Gastroenterology Beijing University First Hospital | Pengyan Xie Chief Physician, Professor Department of Gastroenterology Beijing University First Hospital | Fengqin Hou Deputy Chief Physician Department of Infectious Diseases Beijing University First Hospital |
Jinli Hu Deputy Chief Physician Department of Pediatrics Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine | Geng Liu Deputy Chief Physician Department of Spleen and Gastroenterology Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine | Hongbing Wang Deputy Chief Physician Department of Spleen and Gastroenterology Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine | Xinghong Zhai Chief Physician Department of Spleen and Gastroenterology Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine | Lin Zhang Chief Physician Department of Spleen and Gastroenterology Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine |
Tao Zhou Deputy Chief Physician Department of Spleen and Gastroenterology Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine | Ronglai Zhao Chief Physician Special Needs Ward Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine | Weiguo Zhou Chief Physician, Master Tutor Department of Otolaryngology Beijing Tongren Hospital | Yongdong Wu Chief Physician, Associate Professor, Master's Tutor, Deputy Director Department of Gastroenterology Beijing Friendship Hospital | Yu Lin Chief Physician, Associate Professor Department of Spleen and Gastroenterology Fujian Provincial People's Hospital |
Lin Zhong Chief Physician, Professor Department of Pediatric Surgery West China Hospital of Sichuan University | Fei Chen Attending Physician Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery West China Hospital of Sichuan University | Xinglan Huang Chief Physician, Professor Department of Gastroenterology West China Hospital of Sichuan University | You Lu Chief Physician, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Department Director Department of Oncology West China Hospital of Sichuan University | Nianyong Chen Chief Physician, Professor Department of Oncology West China Hospital of Sichuan University |
Wenxu Liu Chief Physician Echocardiography Department II Beijing Anzhen Hospital |