Endoscopic dilation of benign post-esophagectomy anastomotic strictures: long-term outcomes and risk of recurrence
| dc.contributor.author | Mead Badir | |
| dc.contributor.author | Alain Suissa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Michael Orlovsky | |
| dc.contributor.author | Yousef Abu Asbeh | |
| dc.contributor.author | Iyad Khamaysi | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-28T08:52:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-28T08:52:41Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-01-27 | |
| dc.description | A retrospective analysis of endoscopic dilation outcomes in benign post-esophagectomy anastomotic strictures, demonstrating high technical success and acceptable clinical success, but with significant recurrence and refractory rates influenced by anastomotic location and foreign body presence. | |
| dc.description.abstract | This retrospective study evaluated long-term clinical outcomes of endoscopic dilation in patients with benign anastomotic strictures following esophagectomy. Thirty-five patients underwent 182 dilation procedures. Technical success was achieved in 100% of cases, and initial clinical improvement occurred in 91%. Overall clinical success was achieved in 69% of patients. Stricture recurrence occurred in 43%, and 29% developed refractory strictures. Proximal anastomosis and the presence of anastomotic foreign bodies were identified as significant risk factors for refractory strictures. Endoscopic dilation remains a safe and effective first-line therapy, although recurrence and refractoriness remain major clinical challenges. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | none | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Badir M, Suissa A, Orlovsky M, Abu Asbeh Y, Khamaysi I. Endoscopic dilation of benign post-esophagectomy anastomotic strictures: long-term outcomes and risk of recurrence. Ann Gastroenterol. 2021;35(1):1-7. doi:10.20524/aog.2021.0590. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1108-7471 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.alquds.edu/handle/20.500.12213/10489 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Volume 35, Issue 1 : Pages 1–7; Volume 35, Issue 1 : Pages 1–7 | |
| dc.title | Endoscopic dilation of benign post-esophagectomy anastomotic strictures: long-term outcomes and risk of recurrence | |
| dc.type | Article |