Efficacy of short period, low dose oral prednisolone for the prevention of stricture after circumferential endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for esophageal cancer

Efficacy of short period, low dose oral prednisolone for the prevention of stricture after circumferential endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for esophageal cancer

Background and aims: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) was developed in Japan and has been performed on many patients with early stage esophageal cancer; however quality of life in patients with postoperative stricture is drastically decreased and repeat, periodic endoscopic balloon dilatation...

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Main Authors: Mikinori Kataoka, Sho Anzai, Tomoaki Shirasaki, Hidekazu Ikemiyagi, Takashi Fujii, Kazuhisa Mabuchi, Shinji Suzuki, Masashi Yoshida, Takashi Kawai, Masaki Kitajima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015-04-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1390797

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