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Schatzki Ring

Schatzki Ring - A Schatzki's ring is a ring of tissue that forms inside the esophagus, the tube that carries food & liquid to your stomach. This ring makes the esophagus narrow in one area, close to where it meets the stomach. It can make it hard to swallow (dysphagia) . You may feel like food gets stuck in your esophagus.

Schatzki Ring is a deformmaity in your esophagus ( tube in your throat )

Schatzki–Gary ring is also a another name for it

Patients with Schatzki rings can develop intermittent difficulty swallowing or, more seriously, a completely blocked esophagus. The ring is named after the German-American physician Richard Schatzk

by Blu_leef July 28, 2023