Schatzki's Ring: Two Cases with Mid-Esophageal Location

Abstract

The Schatzki's ring is a narrow annular stricture that radiographically appears as a circumferential membrane or web projecting into the lumen at right angle to the long axis of Ihe lower parI of the esophagus. This report presents two cases of Schatzki's ring situaled almosl mid-esophagus, far proximal from the usual/oealion at the squamo-columnar junction. Such rings in a mid-esophageal location have not previously been reporled in Ihe literature.