1736 Mega Esophageal Diverticulum Complicated by Post-Operative Esophageal Stricture

Candida esophagitis complicated by esophageal stricture.

department of gastroenterology with dysphagia accompanied by odynophagia without weight loss. The patient was immunocompetent and her only medication was synthyroid, which she had been taking for the past 15 years due to hypothyroidism. The patient said that she had her first recurrent episodes of odynophagia 7 years previously and recalled that endoscopic examination at that time had revealed ...

Esophageal stricture prevention post endoscopic sub - mucosal dissection Running title - Prophylaxis for esophageal stricture

Advancement in diagnostic modalities and improvement in surveillance programs for Barrett esophagus has resulted in increase in incidence of superficial esophageal cancers (SEC). SEC, due to their limited metastatic potential are amenable to non-invasive treatment modalities. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic sub-mucosal dissection (ESD) are few new ...

Successful Use of Biliary Duct Balloon Dilator in Repairing Post-Surgical Esophageal Stricture in premature infant

Congenital esophageal atresia needs to be surgically corrected as soon as possible. Some will present with post surgical stricture that needs to be dilated by a balloon dilator. This procedure is difficult in premature born due to infant esophageal size and availability of equipments. We herby report the first case in a premature infant with post surgical esophageal stricture of esophageal atre...

Predictors of Esophageal Stricture Formation Post Endoscopic Mucosal Resection

BACKGROUND/AIMS Stricture formation is a common complication after endoscopic mucosal resection. Predictors of stricture formation have not been well studied. METHODS We conducted a retrospective, observational, descriptive study by using a prospective endoscopic mucosal resection database in a tertiary referral center. For each patient, we extracted the age, sex, lesion size, use of ablative...

Esophageal Stricture — Symptoms and Treatment