BOUGIE DILATATION IN BENIGN ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURES: EVALUATION OF ADJUVANT METHYLPREDNISOLONE INJECTION

Objective: Mechanical dilatation and adjuvant injection of triamcinolone acetate (TA) effectively preserve the opening provided and reduce the number of bougie dilation (BD) in benign esophageal strictures. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the role of Methylprednisolone (MP) injection after BD in...

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Main Authors: İbrahim Hakkı Köker, Hakan Şentürk
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Published: Istanbul University Press 2022-07-01
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description Objective: Mechanical dilatation and adjuvant injection of triamcinolone acetate (TA) effectively preserve the opening provided and reduce the number of bougie dilation (BD) in benign esophageal strictures. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the role of Methylprednisolone (MP) injection after BD in providing permanent/long-term lumen opening. Materials and Methods: Among 22 patients diagnosed with benign esophageal strictures (BES) between January 2017 and October 2020, we evaluated the results of 8 patients who continued the endoscopic follow-up program and underwent BD and MP injection, then compared with the literature. Results: We treated 8 patients [6 (75%) women, mean age 61±16.9 years (range 22-77)] with strictures of different etiologies (3 anastomotic, 2 iatrogenic esophageal rupture repairs, 2 recurrent webs, and 1 scleroderma) with BD followed by intralesional MP injection. We performed median BD sessions 3.5 times (range 1-8). We gave a median 3 intralesional MP injection (range 1-7). The median time to resolve stricture was 2.5 months (range 1-4). The median endoscopic follow-up time was 4.5 months (range 1-17). Conclusions: Adjuvant MP injection is successful in preserving the lumen patency provided after mechanical dilatation. Randomized controlled studies are needed to determine the steroid type and dose to provide the most optimal permanent lumen opening with lesser dilatation sessions in BES.
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spelling doaj-art-adebee30c5244a89ab030d0e140ba2a12025-08-20T02:15:19ZengIstanbul University Pressİstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi1305-64412022-07-0185330531110.26650/IUITFD.1011641123456BOUGIE DILATATION IN BENIGN ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURES: EVALUATION OF ADJUVANT METHYLPREDNISOLONE INJECTIONİbrahim Hakkı Köker0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4513-6927Hakan Şentürk1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2440-4478Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi, Istanbul, TurkiyeBezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi, Istanbul, TurkiyeObjective: Mechanical dilatation and adjuvant injection of triamcinolone acetate (TA) effectively preserve the opening provided and reduce the number of bougie dilation (BD) in benign esophageal strictures. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the role of Methylprednisolone (MP) injection after BD in providing permanent/long-term lumen opening. Materials and Methods: Among 22 patients diagnosed with benign esophageal strictures (BES) between January 2017 and October 2020, we evaluated the results of 8 patients who continued the endoscopic follow-up program and underwent BD and MP injection, then compared with the literature. Results: We treated 8 patients [6 (75%) women, mean age 61±16.9 years (range 22-77)] with strictures of different etiologies (3 anastomotic, 2 iatrogenic esophageal rupture repairs, 2 recurrent webs, and 1 scleroderma) with BD followed by intralesional MP injection. We performed median BD sessions 3.5 times (range 1-8). We gave a median 3 intralesional MP injection (range 1-7). The median time to resolve stricture was 2.5 months (range 1-4). The median endoscopic follow-up time was 4.5 months (range 1-17). Conclusions: Adjuvant MP injection is successful in preserving the lumen patency provided after mechanical dilatation. Randomized controlled studies are needed to determine the steroid type and dose to provide the most optimal permanent lumen opening with lesser dilatation sessions in BES.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/15D3CB2ECD924DB292A51609A2163692benign esophageal stricturebougie dilationendoscopic therapymethylprednisolone
spellingShingle İbrahim Hakkı Köker
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BOUGIE DILATATION IN BENIGN ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURES: EVALUATION OF ADJUVANT METHYLPREDNISOLONE INJECTION
İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
benign esophageal stricture
bougie dilation
endoscopic therapy
methylprednisolone
title BOUGIE DILATATION IN BENIGN ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURES: EVALUATION OF ADJUVANT METHYLPREDNISOLONE INJECTION
title_full BOUGIE DILATATION IN BENIGN ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURES: EVALUATION OF ADJUVANT METHYLPREDNISOLONE INJECTION
title_fullStr BOUGIE DILATATION IN BENIGN ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURES: EVALUATION OF ADJUVANT METHYLPREDNISOLONE INJECTION
title_full_unstemmed BOUGIE DILATATION IN BENIGN ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURES: EVALUATION OF ADJUVANT METHYLPREDNISOLONE INJECTION
title_short BOUGIE DILATATION IN BENIGN ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURES: EVALUATION OF ADJUVANT METHYLPREDNISOLONE INJECTION
title_sort bougie dilatation in benign esophageal strictures evaluation of adjuvant methylprednisolone injection
topic benign esophageal stricture
bougie dilation
endoscopic therapy
methylprednisolone
url https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/15D3CB2ECD924DB292A51609A2163692
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