title: Intralesional steroid injection therapy.
abstract: Recently, a different therapeutic option for patients with benign esophageal strictures was introduced in our gastroenterology unit. Causes of these strictures, preliminary treatment, pathophysiology, the actual procedure, and possible complications of the procedure are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA 18840, USA.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Streeter
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D020701:Esophagoscopes; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide