Kim Kardashian reveals esophagitis diagnosis and esophageal procedure

Kim Kardashian says she was diagnosed with esophagitis after experiencing throat pain, and doctors found irregularities in her esophagus that she says will need to be removed in a procedure. She hopes medication will resolve the inflammation. The health scare has been upsetting because her father, Robert Kardashian, died of esophageal cancer in 2003. Esophagitis is inflammation of the esophageal lining and is distinct from cancer, though chronic inflammation can sometimes contribute to changes associated with increased cancer risk. The latest episode of The Kardashians showed her discussing the diagnosis, and a preview showed her entering a hospital for further treatment.