A Schatzki ring is a thin ring of tissue in your esophagus. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for this condition today.

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. … ...

Successful treatment of congenital esophageal web by endoscopic electrocauterization and balloon dilatation, ... Schatzki’s ring: long-term results following dilation, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy ...

Treatment for a Schatzki ring. Therapy provided to individuals with a Schatzki ring includes balloon dilation of their esophagus. This is a procedure that uses an instrument with a small balloon ...

For Schatzki's rings associated with other conditions such as eosinophilic esophagitis and gastroesophageal reflux disease, treatment should be directed at the underlying disease after the ring ...

Treatment depends on each person’s symptoms. ... While there is no specific demographic for Schatzki’s ring, it is most common in adults 40 years of age and older.

According to Mergener, this type of esophageal ring was named after Richard Schatzki, MD, an expert in fluoroscopy and barium radiography and chief of radiology at the University Hospital in ...

Sgouros et al. found bougienage with dilation increments >2 mm and without fluoroscopic guidance to be safe and effective for the treatment of 44 patients who had a type B Schatzki's ring ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: Our son, 35, lives and studies in England. He was having trouble swallowing. After many X-rays he was told that he had “Schatzki’s ring.”What is this, and what i… ...

The narrowing of the esophagus caused by a Schatzki’s ring can make it difficult to swallow. When someone with the condition eats or drinks, it can cause a sensation of something being stuck … ...

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 ...