Kim Kardashian reveals esophagitis diagnosis and esophageal procedure

Kim Kardashian said on The Kardashians she was diagnosed with esophagitis after seeing a couple of doctors, calling it heavy on her mind. She said she had not told many people because it hit home given that her father, Robert Kardashian, died of esophageal cancer. Robert Kardashian died September 30, 2003, at age 59, two months after diagnosis. She hoped medication would resolve it but said she did not know what would happen. In a preview for the next episode she enters a hospital and says the doctor found esophageal irregularities that must be cut out, the same thing her dad had. Esophagitis is inflammation of the esophageal lining, distinct from esophageal cancer. The episode aired October 29, 2026, per Daily Mail. She is 46 and had revealed a brain aneurysm about a year earlier. No factual disputes appear in the record; coverage differs in emphasis. Left-rated coverage led with surgery for an esophagus irregularity. Right-rated coverage tied the surgery to her father's cancer battle and death. No center-rated outlets appear in the record. The procedure's result is not yet reported.