See Also: Schatzki's Ring(health)
Schatzki ring(medicine)
Schatzki's ring(medicine)
Clagett procedure(medicine)
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Clagett procedure (medicine) and Schatzki's ring (medicine)


Clagett procedure (medicine)


Clagett procedure


For empyema, a two-stage surgical procedure for expediting treatment of chronic empyema.


Schatzki's ring (medicine)


schatzki's ring


A congenital anatomic narrowing in the lower 1/3 of the oesophagus that is the result of inappropriate embryological development of the oesophagus.

Symptoms include difficulty swallowing and chest pain (under the sternum). Treatment involves the use of a fibreoptic endoscope using a dilator to open up the narrowed segment of the oesophagus.