Esophagoscopy

Esophageal pathology is one of the areas that had the major benefits from t he advent of endoscopy. Esophagoscopy is a highly reliable diagnostic metho d for evaluating esophageal disorders that affect the mucosa or alter the l umen of the organ, such as foreign bodies, esophagitis, reflux disease, str ictures, ulcers, fistula, and neoplasia. With endoscopy, the treatment of e sophageal disorders has greatly improved as well, with the retrieval of for eign bodies and the dilation of esophageal strictures under direct visualiz ation the main therapeutic indications.