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Endoscopic incision and balloon dilatation for cicatricial anastomotic strictures.
Hepato-gastroenterology 1999 March
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Endoscopic incision or balloon dilatation is common therapy for cicatricial anastomotic strictures after gastrointestinal surgery. These therapies are not always effective.
METHODOLOGY: There were 6 patients who failed either endoscopic incision or balloon dilatation alone and who underwent a combination of the two therapies. Two or three small radial incisions were made in the scar of the stricture with the endoscopic electrocautery under direct vision with fiberscopy. Then, the incisions were split bluntly and the stenosis was dilated over 15-20 minutes with balloon-dilator. This procedure was performed once or twice at a 2-week interval.
RESULTS: In 5 of the 6 patients, the stenosis was improved in subjective criteria and objective symptoms. In the last patient, only objective improvement was noted. There were no complications.
CONCLUSIONS: Endoscopic incision plus balloon dilatation is an effective and safe treatment for cicatricial anastomotic strictures which have failed either therapy alone.
METHODOLOGY: There were 6 patients who failed either endoscopic incision or balloon dilatation alone and who underwent a combination of the two therapies. Two or three small radial incisions were made in the scar of the stricture with the endoscopic electrocautery under direct vision with fiberscopy. Then, the incisions were split bluntly and the stenosis was dilated over 15-20 minutes with balloon-dilator. This procedure was performed once or twice at a 2-week interval.
RESULTS: In 5 of the 6 patients, the stenosis was improved in subjective criteria and objective symptoms. In the last patient, only objective improvement was noted. There were no complications.
CONCLUSIONS: Endoscopic incision plus balloon dilatation is an effective and safe treatment for cicatricial anastomotic strictures which have failed either therapy alone.
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