Although he composed some jazz instrumentals such as Chicken and Waffles and Blues, Berigan was best known for his virtuoso jazz trumpeting. His 1937 classic recording I Can't Get Started was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1975.
One of the causes of esophageal strictures is gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, a condition in which excessive acid is refluxed from the stomach up into the esophagus. 1  This causes an inflammation in the lower part of the esophagus.
If it is caused by esophagitis, in turn caused by an underlying infection, it is commonly treated by treating the infection (typically with antibiotics). In order to open the stricture, a surgeon can insert a bougie â a weighted tube used to dilate the constricted areas in the esophagus. It can sometimes be treated with other medications.