Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Incisional Therapy and Balloon Dilatation for Esophageal Anastomotic Stricture.

Gyu Young PihDo Hoon KimHee Kyong NaJi Yong AhnJeong Hoon LeeKee Wook JungKee Don ChoiHo June SongGin Hyug LeeHwoon-Yong Jung

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2020)

EIT is a safe and effective primary treatment modality compared with BD for esophagojejunostomy anastomotic stricture after a total gastrectomy as it shows a significantly lower re-stricture rate.

Keyphrases

endoscopic submucosal dissection
rectal cancer
ultrasound guided
combination therapy
surgical site infection