
Diseases of esophagus
- disorder of the esophagus, the portion of the digestive canal between the pharynx and stomach.

Achalasia and cardiospasm
- failure of normal relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter associated with uncoordinated contractions of the thoracic esophagus, resulting in functional obstruction and difficulty swallowing.

Esophagitis
- Inflammation of the esophagus (the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach).
- inflammation of the esophagus caused by the reflux of gastric juice with contents of the stomach and duodenum.

Esophagitis unspecified
- Inflammation of the esophagus (the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach).

Reflux esophagitis
- inflammation of the esophagus caused by the reflux of gastric juice with contents of the stomach and duodenum.

Acute esophagitis

Other esophagitis

Ulcer of esophagus

Ulcer of esophagus without bleeding

Ulcer of esophagus with bleeding

Stricture and stenosis of esophagus

Perforation of esophagus
- The presence of a hole or other type of opening in the esophageal wall through which the contents of the esophagus can pass into the mediastinum. The most common cause of esophageal perforation is injury during a medical procedure such as esophagoscopy or placement of a naso-gastric tube; and pathologic process such as neoplasm or gastric reflux with ulceration. Less common causes include injuries from penetrating or blunt trauma or injury to the esophagus during an operation on another organ, mechanical problem such as violent retching or vomiting; ingestion of a foreign body or caustic agents. The condition often results in infection of the mediastinum and mediastinitis.

Dyskinesia of esophagus

Diverticulum of esophagus acquired

Gastroesophageal laceration-hemorrhage syndrome

Other specified disorders of esophagus

Esophageal reflux
- (GAS-tro-eh-sof-a-JEE-al REE-flux diz-EEZ) Also called GERD. A common disorder marked by frequent or severe heartburn. The burning feeling occurs when stomach acid flows up into the esophagus.

Esophageal hemorrhage

Esophageal leukoplakia

Tracheoesophageal fistula

Barrett's esophagus
- A condition in which the cells lining the lower part of the esophagus have changed or been replaced with abnormal cells that could lead to cancer of the esophagus. The backing up of stomach contents (reflux) may irritate the esophagus and, over time, cause Barrett's esophagus.
- Esophageal segment lined with columnar metaplastic epithelium which is flat or villiform. Barrett epithelium is characterized by two different types of cells: goblet cells and columnar cells. The symptomatology of Barrett esophagus is that of gastro-esophageal reflux. It is the precursor of most esophageal adenocarcinomas. (WHO, 2000) -- 2003
- syndrome including peptic ulcer of the lower esophagus, often with stricture, due to the presence of columnar lined epithelium, which may contain functional mucous cells, parietal cells, or chief cells in the esophagus instead of normal squamous cell epithelium; sometimes pre-malignant, followed by esophageal adenocarcinoma.

Infection of esophagostomy

Mechanical complication of esophagostomy

Other diseases of esophagus

Unspecified disorder of esophagus
- disorder of the esophagus, the portion of the digestive canal between the pharynx and stomach.