title: [Results of endoscopic dilatation treatment of benign esophageal stenosis].
abstract: The management of benign esophageal stenoses is based on endoscopic dilatation of the tight segment for the remission of dysphagia. Five hundred and twenty sessions of dilatation with Savary-Guilliard bougies have been performed in one hundred and twenty-nine patients with benign esophageal stenoses. Patients with peptic stenoses (n = 59) needed a lesser number of sessions (mean: 2.47) than patients with postsurgical (n = 44; mean: 4.86) or caustic (n = 18; mean: 7.77) stenoses. The treatment failed in 4 patients (3.2%) and severe complications were observed in 3 patients (2.4%). These results support the efficacy and safety of this technique.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Digestivo, Hospital La Fe, Valencia.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nos
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sala
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pertejo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Palau
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berenguer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Resultados del tratamiento dilatador endoscópico en las estenosis esofágicas benignas.