title: Endoscopic tape dilator--a simple and inexpensive method to dilate upper gastrointestinal strictures.
abstract: Adhesive tape wound around the shaft of an upper GI endoscope serves as a simple method to dilate upper GI strictures under endoscopic control. This technique avoids the need for guidewires and fluoroscopy.
mesh_terms: D000269:Adhesives; D004106:Dilatation / Q000379:methods*; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis; D006801:Humans; D007579:Jejunal Diseases; D011707:Pyloric Stenosis
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives