Stricture frequently occurs after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for superficial esophageal carcinoma with near- or whole-circumferential mucosal defects, and post-ESD stricture is difficult to treat and usually requires multiple sessions of endoscopic balloon dilatation. Intralesional steroid injection has previously been used to prevent stricture; however, there have been few experien...

BACKGROUND Treatment of recurrent aggressive fibromatosis (AF) following surgical resection is a clinical challenge. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been reported to be an effective option for controlling the disease. However, long-term NSAID use can result in unfavorable complications. This study was a trial of the use of intralesional steroid injection (ILSI) including inv...

A variety of revision treatments available for managing different types scars, including laser therapy, chemical peeling, cryotherapy, dermabrasion, soft tissue augmentation, intralesional steroid injection, and surgical excision. Rhytides, dyschromias, specific kinds scars are among the epidermal dermal lesions that successfully treated using erbium YAG lasers. In this study, use Erbium to tre...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of intralesional propranolol injection in the management of periocular capillary hemangioma. METHODS A prospective study was performed in 22 consecutive patients with periocular hemangioma. Twelve patients underwent intralesional propranolol injection and ten patients underwent intralesional triamcinolone injection. The size of the ...

Purpose: Comparison between the effectiveness of intralesional injection of long acting steroid (Triamcinolone acetonide) and surgical management (Incision and Curettage). Method: Hospital-based, two arm, prospective, comparative, interventional studyon 100patients who presented with chalazion who fulfill inclusion and exclusion criteria and gave informed consent were taken for the study. Preop...

Lipomas are common benign tumours of fat cells. In most cases, surgical excision is curative and simple to perform; however, such a procedure requires general anaesthesia and may be associated with delayed wound healing, seroma formation and nerve injury in deep and intramuscular tumours. The objective of this study was to evaluate treatment of subcutaneous, subfascial or intermuscular lipomas ...

Keloid formation is one of the most challenging clinical problems in wound healing. With increasing frequency of open heart surgery, chest keloid formations are not infrequent in the clinical practice. The numerous treatment methods including surgical excision, intralesional steroid injection, radiation therapy, laser therapy, silicone gel sheeting, and pressure therapy underscore how little is...

Introduction: Auricular seroma is a benign condition of the pinna usually following blunt trauma. This condition which presents with a simple swelling of the pinna is occasionally associated with pain and may result in permanent disfigurement of the pinna owing to delay in diagnosis or mismanagement. Various techniques have been proposed and practiced over the years to treat this uncompli...