Esophageal stricture

Esophageal stricture
Esophageal stricture
Other names	Peptic stricture
	Endoscopic image of a benign peptic stricture
Specialty	Gastroenterology; General surgery

A benign esophageal stricture, or peptic stricture,^[1] is a narrowing or tightening of the esophagus that causes swallowing difficulties.

^ Shaker, Reza; Belafsky, Peter C.; Postma, Gregory N.; Easterling, Caryn, eds. (27 September 2012). Principles of Deglutition. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 746. ISBN 978-1-4614-3794-9. Retrieved 26 June 2016. Chronic GERD is the most common etiology of benign esophageal strictures, referred to as peptic strictures.