food impaction

What does it mean when food feels like it gets stuck in your chest?

What does it mean when food feels like it gets stuck in your chest?

1. Introduction When food feels like it gets stuck in your chest, it clinically indicates a disruption in the transit of a food bolus through the esophagus, a condition known as esophageal dysphagia. This sensation arises when the muscular tube connecting the throat to the stomach fails to propel food smoothly, or when a physical … Read more

Foreign Body in the Esophagus: Emergency Assessment and Endoscopic Treatment

Foreign Body in the Esophagus: Emergency Assessment and Endoscopic Treatment

1. Introduction to Esophageal Foreign Bodies A foreign body impacted in the esophagus is a prevalent, acute, and potentially life-threatening medical emergency characterized by the lodging of an external object or a large, poorly masticated food bolus within the muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach. While the human gastrointestinal tract is highly … Read more