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A 62-year-old man with history of gastroesophageal reflux disease and progressive dysphagia. (A) Preprocedural esophagogram shows two areas of stricturing, including a distal esophageal stricture (between large arrows) and a tight Schatzki ring (small arrow). Note that there is a small sliding hiatal hernia. (B) Balloon dilation was performed with a 20-mm-diameter balloon across the two strictures. (C) Postprocedural esophagogram shows improvement of both strictures.
