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  • Title: Dilation of difficult strictures of the esophagus.
    Author: Keshishian JM, Smyth NP, Maxwell DD, Chua L.
    Journal: Surg Gynecol Obstet; 1984 Jan; 158(1):81-5. PubMed ID: 6691169.
    Abstract:
    In managing difficult esophageal strictures not amenable to the usual methods of dilation, a technique of fluoroscopic placement of a guide wire followed by controlled gradual dilation of the stricture has been described. The method is fully explained and is easily performed by a team of endoscopists-radiologists. Since this article was submitted, six additional patients have been dilated by the authors. In each, a stent was used to maintain patency of the strictured lumen.
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