DEFINITION

Esophageal stricture is a narrowing of the lumen of the esophagus due to the formation
of fibrosis in the esophageal wall, usually caused by inflammation and necrosis due to
various causes.
Stricture of the esophagus is one of the causes of dysphagia complaints. Around 30% of
complaints of dysphagia is caused by narrowing of the lumen of the esophagus. Dysphagia is
a subjective sensation of going organic abnormalities during the passage of liquid or solid
food from the mouth to the stomach. This dysphagia complaints ranging from an inability to
swallow (oropharyngeal dysphagia) until the sensation of inhibition of food passing through
the esophagus to the stomach (esophageal dysphagia).
Stiktur esophagus based on the cause can be divided into malignant and benign
esophageal strictures. Especially malignant esophageal strictures caused by malignancy of the
esophagus, but also can be caused by malignancy outside the esophagus. whereas benign
esophageal strictures caused by various causes such as Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease
(GERD), caustic substances / corrosive, post-anastomosis of the esophagus, post-radiation
and chronic esophagitis.

Gambar 1:

Anatomy narrowing of the esophagus and the distance

inscisivus esophagus from above .