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[Benign esophageal stenosis: role of endoscopic therapy]
S Pallio1, A Tortora, G Melita
1Unità Operativa di Medicina Interna, Endoscopia Digestiva, Cattedra di Chirurgia Generale dell'Università degli Studi di Messina.
Chirurgia Italiana
|February 24, 2001
Abstract:
The authors report on their experience over a period of three years with the endoscopic treatment of benign oesophageal stenosis utilising the endoscopic balloon dilatation (EBD) technique or Savary-Gilliard cylindrical-conical dilators. They evaluate the results of the therapy with clinical and endoscopic follow-up at six-monthly intervals. The treatment proved effective, with total remission of dysphagia symptoms in approximately 95% of patients and with a low risk of complications.