title: Electrocautery therapy combined with oral steroid administration for refractory corrosive esophageal stenosis prevents restenosis.
abstract: A 61-year-old female with refractory corrosive esophageal stenosis repeatedly underwent endoscopic balloon dilation at another hospital; however, no improvements were observed in the esophageal stenosis. Consequently, she had been on a liquid diet for the previous three years. She was admitted to our department for further treatment. A radial incision was made, by use of the SB knife Jr, for a pinhole-like stenosis in a short segment 39 cm from the incisor, and dilation was safely performed by use of a CRE balloon dilator. Subsequently, prednisolone was orally administered to prevent re-stenosis. This was followed by a favorable clinical course.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, 860-0856 Japan.
authors.forename: Kouichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nonaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Saiseikai Kawaguchi General Hospital, Kawaguchi, 332-8558 Japan.
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ban
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Hidaka, 350-1298 Japan.
authors.forename: Masayasu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aikawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, 860-0856 Japan.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, 860-0856 Japan.
authors.forename: Ayako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, 860-0856 Japan.
authors.forename: Takeyasu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kounoe
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, 860-0856 Japan.
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Naoe
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, 860-0856 Japan.
authors.forename: Kouichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Hidaka, 350-1298 Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyazawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Hidaka, 350-1298 Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kita
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, 860-0856 Japan.
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasaki
keywords: Dilation; Esophageal stenosis; Steroid