Diseases of the oesophagus

Diseases of the oesophagus – diseases of the oesophagus are divided into the following four main groups:

1. developmental abnormalities (atresia, stricture, webs and rings, diverticula and hiatus hernia),
2. functional disorders (lump in the throat [globus], rumination syndrome, functional heartburn, functional chest pain, functional difficulty swallowing),
3. oesophagus-injuries (Boerhaave syndrome, Mallory-Weiss syndrome),
4. the oesophagus’s own organic diseases (inflammation, tumours, infections, motility disorders).