Effects of steroid use for stenosis prevention after wide endoscopic submucosal dissection for gastric neoplasm.
Yoshihiro KishidaNaomi KakushimaKohei TakizawaMasaki TanakaNoboru KawataMasao YoshidaSayo ItoKenichiro ImaiHirotoshi IshiwatariKinichi HottaHiroyuki MatsubayashiHiroyuki OnoPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2017)
Despite the retardation of the occurrence of stenosis in some subgroups, early steroid treatment did not a show a significant effect on stenosis prevention after wide gastric ESD. Further evaluation is needed to determine the dose and timing of steroid treatment for stenosis after wide gastric ESD.