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Assessment of long-term results of repeated dilations and impact of a scheduled program of dilations for refractory esophageal strictures: A retrospective case–control study

Surgical Endoscopy Mar 06, 2021

Debourdeau A, Barthet M, Benezech A, et al. - Long-term results of a scheduled program of repeated and sustained esophageal dilations in patients with refractory strictures were examined. Researchers retrospectively included patients with benign and refractory esophageal strictures (BES) requiring five or more dilations. Participants were grouped into two for analysis: a SCHEDULED group (SDG) where patients were systematically rescheduled for the 5 first dilations; ON-DEMAND group (ODG) where patients were dilated only in case of recurrence of the dysphagia. Outcomes revealed a 79.5% success rate in correlation with long-term esophageal dilations and a significant decrease in the necessity for further dilatations in both groups after 18-month follow-up. They reported a higher probability of final success and lower treatment duration in correlation with a scheduled dilation program.

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