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  • Title: Results of Savary-Gilliard dilatation in the management of cervical web of esophagus.
    Author: Sreenivas DV, Kumar A, Mannar KV, Babu GR.
    Journal: Hepatogastroenterology; 2002; 49(43):188-90. PubMed ID: 11941950.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND/AIMS: Cervical web is predominantly a disease of middle-aged females. Sixteen patients with cervical web of esophagus were studied. Dysphagia is mostly for solids, intermittent, non-progressive and was present for many months before they presented. METHODOLOGY: Treatment consisted of forceful dilatation with Savary-Gilliard bougies of 15 or 17 mm diameter after initial rupture of the web by endoscope or 11 mm dilator. RESULTS: Single session of dilatation was adequate in all patients (100%) and there was no recurrence of web during follow-up of 22.8 +/- 18.9 months. CONCLUSIONS: Endoscopic dilatation is a simple outpatient procedure having least morbidity and is suggested as the treatment modality of choice in the management of cervical web of the esophagus.
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