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Efficacy of pneumatic dilatation for pyloric stenosis: an 18-month survey
F Catalano1, G Branciforte, A Liberti
1Istituto di Medicina Interna A Francaviglia, Ospedale Garibaldi, Università di Catania, Italy.
The Italian Journal of Gastroenterology
|September 1, 1995
Abstract:
The efficacy of pneumatic dilatation with Rigiflex balloons as a treatment for pyloric peptic stenosis was tested in 18 patients. The patients underwent endoscopic dilatation in one sitting, the size of the balloons being gradually increased for a total of 3 minutes. Patients were also treated with omeprazole in the follow-up period. Pneumatic dilatation of upper digestive tract strictures has proved to be an effective and safe technique, showing remarkable advantages over the traditional surgical treatment. It could represent the first step in a therapeutic approach.