Gastroenterology Atlas

laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) Demonstrating arytenoid erythema and edema. This 35 year old male with long standing reflux disease. The upper endoscopy displayed reflux esophagitis. Findings suggestive of laryngopharyngeal reflux...

tumor biology and carcinogenesis are active areas of research investigation. The management of gastric cancer requires a thorough understanding of gastric anatomy.

The usual clinical presentation of Candida esophagitis is dysphagia and/or odynophagia in a patient with 1 or more predisposing factors for the condition. Symptoms are variable in severity, ranging from mild difficulty in swallowing...

GRANULOMA - The vocal fold on the right side of the picture has a granuloma attached to the vocal process which is causing a small reactive lesion on the opposite vocal process. Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is the most common...

Oropharyngeal candidiasis is commonly associated with esophageal candidiasis; therefore, the presence of oral thrush may be helpful in suggesting the diagnosis of Candida esophagitis in the appropriate clinical setting. Nevertheless,...

At the gastric antrum also has some gastric antral vascular ectasias and also some tiny 1mm. capillary telangiectases that was treated by argon plasma coagulation as well as the jejuno and duodenum lesions. The concept of...

The history of supraglottic laryngectomies starts off in 1883 with Bill Roth, who performed the first laryngectomy. This was a very morbid procedure at the time, and many of his patients died on the operating room table. Since...

This 73 year-old male patient with a history of heavy smoking. Over 95% of patients are smokers; 15 pack-years of smoking increase the risk 30-fold. Sixty percent of patients present with localized disease alone; 25% present with...

Biopsies obtained just below the squamocolumnar junction (six o clock) revealed specialized metaplastic epithelium (intestinal metaplasia), diagnostic of Barrett's disease, short segment of Barrett's, confirmed on biopsy. Peptic...

A 27 year-old female, HIV-positive with Colonic tuberculosis mimicking Crohn's disease, patient complained of dysphagia and odynophagia. Candidiasis is a frequent complication for HIV-positive individuals. Candida can infect...