Smooth, circumferential ring of squamous mucosa, often responsible for causing difficulty swallowing (dysphagia), which can be located any where along the esophagus, or which may be asymptomatic.
Smooth, circumferential ring of squamous mucosa, often responsible for causing
difficulty swallowing (dysphagia), which can be located any where along the
esophagus, or which may be asymptomatic.
Left: Symptomatic cervical esophageal web found in the cervical esophagus in a 71 year-old man. Center: Asymptomatic ring incidentally found in the proximal esophagus of a 40 year-old man.
Right: Asymptomatic, non-obstructing partial web found in the midesophagus of a 74 year-old woman.
