A Schatzki ring is a narrowing of the lower esophagus that can cause dysphagia. Dysphagia means difficulty in swallowing. Dysphagia itself is rather common and occurs in about 3 percent of the ...
Although it’s not fully clear why you get a Schatzki ring, there are a few theories. One cause might be gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. This is an ongoing condition where stomach acid and ...
A Schatzki ring is a circular band of mucosal tissue that can form at the end of the food pipe closest to a person’s stomach. It can cause the esophagus, or food pipe, to narrow and make swallowing ...
Q: I recently read about a woman complaining that her granddaughter eats very slowly. It brought to mind the condition I have called Schatzki’s ring, which is a restriction in the esophagus. I wonder ...
In this Endo-Sketch, a Healio video series on clinical conditions and procedures named after famous colleagues, Klaus Mergener, MD, of the University of Washington School of Medicine, discusses the ...
Mean Girls alum Jonathan Bennett shared his husband Jaymes Vaughan's emotional first meal after undergoing a procedure to correct a medical condition that caused pain and vomiting when he ate Vaughan ...
“Mean Girls” star Jonathan Bennett revealed on Sunday that his husband, Jaymes Vaughan, has been suffering from a Schatzki ring, which affects the ability to eat. Bennett, 44, posted an Instagram ...
Dear Doctors: I recently read about a woman complaining that her granddaughter eats very slowly. It brought to mind the condition I have called Schatzki’s ring, which is a restriction in the esophagus ...
Dear Doctors: I recently read about a woman complaining that her granddaughter eats very slowly. It brought to mind the condition I have called Schatzki’s ring, which is a restriction in the esophagus ...