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gullet
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gullet /gul·let/ (gul´it) the esophagus.
gul·let (glt)
n.
1. The esophagus.
2. The throat.

gullet.
See esophagus.

gullet

grubby gullet
gullets damaged by migrating Hypoderma spp.
gullet worm
see capillaria, echinuria, gongylonema.

Patient discussion about gullet worm.

Q. Cn barret esophagous be cured? I was diagnosed with barretts esophagus several years ago, and so far keeps on the routine follow up. I met some other guy with same condition and he told after his doctor prescribed him with some anti-reflux meds, in the last endoscopy they found normal esophagus, and that he thinks he's now cured. Is that possible?

A. No. It can't be totally cured, especially not the risk of malignancy. The esophagus may seem normal, but the potentially cancerous cells are still there.

Q. do we need the esophagus to live? If we were to take our esophagus away would we still live?

A. Principally, yes. Feeding can be done through a hole in the stomach (PEG). Life is possible this way, although one may argue about the quality of life in this situation.

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