Polyflex Stent Placement for the Treatment of Benign Esophageal Stricture: A 3 Year Follow-Up with Intact Stent Position

2012 ◽  
Vol 107 ◽  
pp. S548
Author(s):  
Emil Oweis ◽  
Zone-En Lee ◽  
Martin Bashir
2003 ◽  
Vol 98 ◽  
pp. S127-S128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard Kane ◽  
Stephen J. Bickston ◽  
Tarun Mullick ◽  
Michel Kahaleh ◽  
Paul Yeaton

1979 ◽  
Vol 190 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. WARA ◽  
M. J. ØSTER ◽  
P. FUNCH-JENSEN ◽  
J. ANDRESEN ◽  
P. OTTOSEN

Endoscopy ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (02) ◽  
pp. 141-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Fuccio ◽  
Cesare Hassan ◽  
Leonardo Frazzoni ◽  
Rossella Miglio ◽  
Alessandro Repici

2015 ◽  
Vol 06 (02) ◽  
pp. 055-058 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. R. Siddeshi ◽  
M. V. Krishna ◽  
Deepak Jaiswal ◽  
M. Murali Krishna

Abstract Aim: The aim was to investigate the use of Savary-Gilliard marked dilators in tight esophageal strictures without fluoroscopy. Materials and Methods: Four hundred and six patients with significant dysphagia from benign strictures due to a variety of causes were dilated endoscopically. Patients with achalasia, malignant lesions, and external compression were excluded. The procedure consisted of two parts. First, Savary-Gilliard or zebra guide wire was placed through video endoscopy and then dilatation was performed without fluoroscopy. In general, “the rule of three” was followed. Effective treatment was defined as the ability of patients, with or without repeated dilatations, to maintain a solid or semisolid diet for more than 12 months. Results: One thousand and twenty-four dilatations sessions in a total of 408 patients were carried out. The success rate for placement of a guide wire was 100% and for dilatation 97% without the use of fluoroscopy, after 6 months–24 years of follow-up. The number of sessions per patient was between one and seven, with an average of three sessions. The ability of patients, after one or more sessions of dilatations to maintain a solid or semisolid diet for more than 12 months was obtained in 386 patients (95.8%). All patients improved clinically without complications after the endoscopic procedure without fluoroscopy, but we noted 22 failures. Conclusions: Dilatation (dilation) using Savary-Gilliard dilators without fluoroscopy are safe and effective in the treatment of very tight esophageal strictures if performed with care.


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