Health and Medical Guide to Digestive System Esophagus Disorders Health information topics about Esophagus Disorders: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Your Digestive System and How It Works National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/yrdd/index.htm Children 1. Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/345.xml Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Esophageal Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D004935&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Barrett Esophagus National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001471&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Upper GI Series National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/uppergi/index.htm 2. Incredible Journey through the Digestive System Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2005/205_pillcam.html 3. Understanding Esophageal Dilation American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy http://www.askasge.org/pages/brochures/esopho_dilation.cfm 4. Upper Endoscopy National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/upperendoscopy/ 5. Esophageal Muscle Test (Manometry) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com//invoke.cfm?id=AN00340 6. What Is Upper GI Endoscopy? American Gastroenterological Association http://www.gastro.org/clinicalRes/brochures/uppergi.html Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Digestive Diseases Dictionary National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/dictionary/ Directories 1. GI Physician Locator American College of Gastroenterology http://www.acg.gi.org/patients/phylocator.asp 2. Find an Otolaryngologist American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery http://www.entnet.org/ent_otolaryngologist.cfm 3. Find a Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Doctor American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy http://www.askasge.org/pages/find/find.cfm Organizations 1. American College of Gastroenterology http://www.acg.gi.org/ 2. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ 3. National Digestive Diseases Information Clearingho http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ 4. American Gastroenterological Association http://www.gastro.org/ Related Issues 1. Ten Questions to Ask Your GI Endoscopist American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy http://www.askasge.org/pages/tenquest.cfm Specific Conditions 1. Achalasia UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=digestiv/4384 2. Esophageal Spasms Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00363 3. GERD, Barrett's Esophagus and the Risk for Es American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy http://www.askasge.org/pages/brochures/barretts_patient.cfm 4. Achalasia and Esophageal Motility Disorders Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/doc/4120 5. Barrett's Esophagus National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/barretts/index.htm   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. [CaRP] Unable to create/open RSS cache file. [CaRP] Failed to open file: /home/digestiv/public_html/carp/autocache/f60627ca1db8c2ae253c816eedcd460e [CaRP] Can't open remote newsfeed.