Medical and surgical management of peptic esophageal strictures.
Peptic esophageal strictures usually respond to intensive medical therapy and dilation. Failure of such management necessitates surgical intervention, usually consisting of dilation and fundoplication, for which results are good. More complex problems require gastroplasty, acid suppression and alkaline diversion, or resection; outcomes of these operations are not as favorable.
Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Illinois.
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D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans