Intralesional steroid injection in benign esophageal strictures resistant to bougie dilation

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1388-1391

  Altintas, Engin ^a,d   Kacar, Sabite ^b   Tunc, Bilge ^b   Sezgin, Orhan ^a   Parlak, Erkan ^b   Altiparmak, Emin ^b   Saritas, Ulku ^c   Sahin, Burhan ^b  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c ANKARA NUMUNE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^d MERSIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Benign esophageal stricture; Bougie dilatation; Endoscopic therapy

Indexed keywords

STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOUGIE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ULCER HEALING;

EID: 11144222605     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2004.03491.x     Document Type: Article

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