Kim Kardashian undergoes surgery after health scare echoes dad’s fatal cancer battle
Kim Kardashian said on her family’s television show that she underwent surgery to remove irregularities in her oesophagus. The health scare has particular significance for her because her father, Robert Kardashian, died of oesophageal cancer in 2003.
Kardashian had been feeling sluggish and experiencing throat pain. A doctor initially noted inflammation and possible oesophagitis, recommended medication and then a procedure to examine the area; she said doctors later found irregularities that needed to be cut out. The episode preview showed her in hospital with her mother, Kris Jenner, but the article gives no further details about the surgery or its outcome.
In short
- Kim Kardashian had surgery to remove oesophageal irregularities.
- Doctors had earlier identified inflammation and possible oesophagitis.
- The scare recalled her father’s death from oesophageal cancer in 2003.
Explained simply
Kim Kardashian is a public figure known for television and business ventures, and has spoken on her family’s reality show about aspects of her health. Her father, Robert Kardashian, was a lawyer who became widely known during the O.J. Simpson trial.
The oesophagus is the tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach. Inflammation or other changes there can prompt doctors to examine the area, and oesophageal cancer is one possible but not inevitable cause of concern.
Robert Kardashian died of oesophageal cancer in 2003. That family history helps explain why a health scare involving his daughter’s oesophagus may feel especially significant to her and her family.
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