A Schatzki ring or Schatzki–Gary ring is a narrowing of the lower esophagus that can cause difficulty swallowing (dysphagia). The narrowing is caused...

esophageal food impaction as well as other esophageal abnormalities such as Schatzki ring, esophageal webs, and in some cases, achalasia. Although many of these...

Richard Schatzki (1901–1992) was a German-American radiologist. He was born in Klafeld, Germany on February 22, 1901. In 1933, Nazi leadership declared...

narrow the lumen of the esophagus, such as eosinophilic esophagitis, Schatzki rings, peptic strictures, webs, or cancers of the esophagus; rarely it can...

These include the following: Peptic stricture Eosinophilic esophagitis Schatzki rings Achalasia Scleroderma esophagus Rarely esophageal cancer There are three...

esophageal webs (located in the post-cricoid region, contrasting with Schatzki rings found at the lower end of the esophagus) Serial contrast gastrointestinal...

by Dr. Richard Schatzki. He was the first to describe the most common cause of difficulty swallowing, now known as the Schatzki ring. The department...

Esophageal rings and webs, are actual rings and webs of tissue that may occlude the esophageal lumen. Rings --- Also known as Schatzki rings from the discoverer...

by radiotherapy, corrosive ingestion, or eosinophilic esophagitis. A Schatzki ring is fibrosis at the gastroesophageal junction. Strictures may also develop...

diverticulum Mallory–Weiss syndrome Neurogenic dysphagia Nutcracker esophagus Schatzki's ring Zenker's diverticulum "Esophagus Disorders SECTION II: FGIDs: DIAGNOSTIC...