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Oesophageal perforation and Boerhaave syndrome

Perforation of the oesophagus is one of the true emergencies of general surgery.

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Oesophageal cancer

Oesophageal cancer is a serious disease, and this page does not pretend otherwise.

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Benign tumours of the oesophagus are uncommon and are found far more often than they cause trouble.

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An oesophageal diverticulum is an outpouching of the oesophageal wall. It is uncommon.

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Barrett's oesophagus is a change in the lining of the lower oesophagus caused by long-standing reflux.

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Achalasia is a disorder in which the oesophagus loses its ability to propel food downward and the valve at its lower end fails to relax.

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A paraoesophageal hernia is a hiatus hernia in which part of the stomach herniates into the chest alongside the oesophagus, rather than the junction…