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- The esophagus is the tube that
carries food down the chest from the mouth to stomach.
When the esophagus becomes inflamed or infected, this is
known as esophagitis. Esophagitis may lead to
narrowing and scarring of the esophagus, otherwise known as
esophageal stricture.
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- Gradual difficulty swallowing solid
foods
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- Barium study of the esophagus
- Endoscopy (scope is passed into the
esophagus)
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- Dilation of the stricture --
special balloon dilated in the
esophagus
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