Saturday, July 24, 2010

Schatzki Ring by Endoscopy


It appears in endoscopy as smooth, concentric narrowing of the lumen at the esophagogastric junction.
...... 82 year-old woman with nausea refractory to therapy; endoscopy also demonstrated gastritis and duodenitis.






In this 53 year-old man with pyrosis (heartburn) and dyspepsia (indigestion),Schatzki ring is often seen in the setting of reflux esophagitis, as seen here with linear, longitudinal esophageal ulcers.

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