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I feel something stuck in esophagus?

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Dr. Gerald Mandell answered

Specializes in Nuclear Medicine

Eating: Sometimes ingested items not fully chewed can get stuck in esophagus. Chicken and fish bones sometimes leave sensation because of scratch in esophagus or pharynx leave stuck sensation. Narrowings (stenoses) of esophagus from surgery, reflux esophagitis, hernia and congenital abnormalities can cause holdup of materials.

Answered 7/17/2018

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