Endoscopic Dilation of Pharyngoesophageal Strictures: There Are More Dimensions than a Diameter | Zendy

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Endoscopic Dilation of Pharyngoesophageal Strictures: There Are More Dimensions than a Diameter

Author(s) -

Diana Martins,

Sara Pires,

Pedro PimentelNunes,

Rui Almeida Silva,

Cláudia Camila Dias,

Mário DinisRibeiro

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

ge portuguese journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.321

H-Index - 9

eISSN - 2341-4545

pISSN - 2387-1954

DOI - 10.1159/000486608

Subject(s) - medicine , dysphagia , percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy , anastomosis , surgery , gastrostomy , stenosis , percutaneous , nuclear medicine , radiology , peg ratio , finance , economics

Dysphagia due to benign pharyngoesophageal strictures (PES) often requires repeated dilations; however, a uniform definition for the therapeutic efficacy of this technique has not been yet established. We aimed to assess the overall efficacy of endoscopic dilation of pharyngoesophageal anastomotic or post-radiotherapy (post-RT) strictures.

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