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  Platinum Health, LLC.: Esophagus







Diseases of the Esophagus
The esophagus is a tube that carries the food we swallow from our mouth to our stomach. The following are a few of the diseases that can involve it.

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Schatzki's Ring
The combination of a hiatal hernia and a ring of mucosa may cause the feeling of intermittent obstruction to food after swallowing. Because meat is often the cause of an obstruction, it is often referred to by the term "steakhouse syndrome."
 







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