Risk of perforation in balloon dilation associated with steroid injection for preventing esophageal stricture after endoscopic submucosal dissection

Background and study aims Endoscopic local steroid injection (LSI) has been used to prevent esophageal strictures after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for superficial esophageal neoplasms (SENs). This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of LSI therapy. Patients and met...

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Main Authors: Yoshiki Tsujii, Yoshito Hayashi, Naoki Kawai, Takuya Yamada, Katsumi Yamamoto, Shiro Hayashi, Shunsuke Yoshii, Kengo Nagai, Takuya Inoue, Tsutomu Nishida, Hideki Iijima, Eiji Mita, Atsuo Inoue, Tetsuo Takehara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017-06-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-110077