At either end of the esophagus the ciliated epithelium gives rise to esophageal glands. The upper esophagus is derived from branchial arches 4, 5, and 6, but the derivation of the lower esophagus is ...

The trachea is also called windpipe The trachea and esophagus run parallel to each other through the chest cavity. The esophagus is connected to the stomach, and helps in carrying food and saliva to ...

THE presence of a fistulous communication between the esophagus and trachea, without an accompanying esophageal atresia, is rarely reported and is not familiar to many physicians. The classification ...

IN 1931, I performed an autopsy on a five-month-old baby who had had wheezing respirations since birth and had recently developed difficulty in swallowing. At this examination a ring of blood vessels ...

Throat cancer is not a precise medical term so doctors generally don't use it. Within the throat, there are several different parts. These all have different names. Cancers are treated according to ...

The adult human esophagus is an 18- to 25-cm long muscular tube that has cervical, thoracic, and abdominal parts. The esophagus wall is composed of striated muscle in the upper part, smooth muscle in ...