Effectiveness of topical budesonide in preventing esophageal strictures after endoscopic resection of esophageal cancer
Background and study aims A disadvantage of endoscopic resection (ER) of early esophageal cancer (EC) is the high stricture rate after resection. A risk factor for stricture development is a mucosal defect after ER of ≥ 75 % of the esophageal circumference. Stricture rates up to 94 % have been repor...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2020-11-01
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| Series: | Endoscopy International Open |
| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-1266-3423 |