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A tube down which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach. The oesophagus, or gullet, is the muscular tube linking the throat to the stomach, down which passes swallowed food and drink. It consists of three coats: a strong outer coat of muscle-fibres in two layers, the outer running lengthwise and the inner being…

A surgical operation to make an opening in the oesophagus to remove something which is blocking it.  

A surgical operation to make an opening in the oesophagus to allow the person to be fed, usually after an operation on the pharynx. A surgical operation in which the oesophagus is opened on to the surface of the neck. The procedure is usually, carried out as a temporary measure to facilitate feeding and drinking…

A thin tube with a light at the end, which is passed down the oesophagus to examine it. An examination of the oesophagus with an oesophagoscope.  

A surgical operation to create a junction between the jejunum and the oesophagus after the stomach has been removed.  

A surgical operation in which a tube is put down into the oesophagus so that the doctor can examine it, the stomach and the duodenum.  

A condition in which the mucous membrane lining the oesophagus protrudes through the wall.  

A surgical operation to remove part of the oesophagus.  

Varicose veins in the oesophagus. Dilated veins found within the lower esophageal walls and occasionally in the upper section of the stomach. Oesophageal varices emerge as a result of portal hypertension, which involves elevated blood pressure in the portal vein, often attributed to liver disease. As blood flows from the intestines to the liver via…

The opening in the diaphragm through which the oesophagus passes.