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Kim Kardashian undergoes surgery after health scare echoes dad’s fatal cancer battle

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Kim Kardashian revealed on her family's show "The Kardashians" that she underwent surgery to remove irregularities from her esophagus after experiencing symptoms similar to those that led to her late father Robert’s death from esophageal cancer in 2003. Initially diagnosed with esophagitis, Kardashian expressed concern about the condition and shared her medical journey with viewers, including a hospital visit where she wore a surgical gown alongside her mother Kris Jenner.

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Kim Kardashian, 46, underwent surgery on her esophagus after experiencing symptoms like throat pain and fatigue. In an episode of "The Kardashians," she revealed that doctors initially suspected esophagitis, a condition causing inflammation in the esophagus. Her hesitation to disclose this information stemmed from her father Robert Kardashian's fatal battle with esophagus cancer. Though Kardashian hoped medication would suffice, further examination led to surgical intervention to remove irregularities. The exact nature of the surgery and its outcome are not detailed in the article provided.

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"I haven’t really told too many people about this just because I think it’s, you know, something that really hits home for me, and I just don’t really want to go there with my dad having passed away from esophagus cancer

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🔮 Early in the episode, a doctor told her that she appeared to have inflammation of the esophagus, and noted that she could have esophagitis.

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Kim Kardashian undergoes surgery after health scare echoes dad’s fatal cancer battle · assertive framing

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Kim Kardashian has undergone surgery to have irregularities removed from her esophagus, she revealed on her family's show, "The Kardashians." asserted

she → undergo → show

In Thursday’s episode, the 46-year-old reality star said she had been feeling a bit sluggish, but first assumed it was just because she'd been busy. asserted

she → say → episode

"I’ve been feeling a little off lately. asserted

I → feel → ?

My throat is like killing me today," she said in a confessional. asserted

she → kill → confessional

Early in the episode, a doctor told her that she appeared to have inflammation of the esophagus, and noted that she could have esophagitis. uncertain

she → tell → esophagitis

She admitted in a confessional, "So, I’ve seen a couple of doctors, and it’s been heavy on my mind lately." asserted

it → admit → mind

The doctor suggested taking a round of medicine, then coming in for a procedure so he could get a better look at what was wrong and then determine if they needed to take further action. uncertain

they → suggest → action

dad → tell → cancer

," she admitted to the camera. asserted

she → admit → camera

"Hopefully I can just take medication, and this will go away, but I just don’t know what’s going to happen. asserted

what → take → medication

" Robert Kardashian died of esophageal cancer in 2003. asserted

Kardashian → die → 2003

"The doctor says my esophagus has these irregularities and I have to have them cut out," Kardashian said in the preview for next week’s show. asserted

Kardashian → say → show

"That’s the same thing my dad had. asserted

dad → ’ → ?

The preview also showed the reality star in a hospital gown with a surgical cap and her mother, Kris Jenner, by her side. asserted

preview → show → side

Kardashian first went public with her diagnosis of esophagitis a month ago in the season eight trailer. asserted

Kardashian → go → trailer

"I have something called esophagitis," she told a producer while getting her makeup done. asserted

makeup → have → producer

"Didn’t your father, isn’t that what he died of?" the person asked. asserted

person → do → what

She confirmed that it was. asserted

it → confirm → ?