GuidelineGut2018
UK guidelines on oesophageal dilatation in clinical practice.
Guideline in Gut, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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68 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 144 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Management of oesophageal strictures in inherited epidermolysis bullosa: a clinical practice guideline.The British journal of dermatology · 2025Guideline
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- SX-ELLA biodegradable stent for benign oesophageal strictures: a systematic review and proportion meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Pneumatic balloon dilatation versus laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia: a failed attempt at meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Pooled it
- Use of the Functional Lumen Imaging Probe in Clinical Esophagology.The American journal of gastroenterology · 2020Guideline
- Pivotal trial of a biodegradable stent for patients with refractory benign esophageal stricture.Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society · 2022Trial
- Radial incision and balloon dilation for benign esophageal stenosis: initial clinical experience with exploratory historical comparison.Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society · 2026Article
- When Dysphagia Is Not Psychogenic: An Atypical Presentation of Schatzki Ring in a Patient With Schizophrenia.Cureus · 2026Article
- Stricturing Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract-Current Clinical Practice.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026Review
- Recent Endoscopic Technological Advancements in Crohn's Stricture Dilation.Current gastroenterology reports · 2026Review
- Pediatric benign esophageal strictures: current understanding from etiology to treatment.Translational pediatrics · 2025Review
- Esophageal strictures: Management beyond dilation.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2025Review
- Clinical effectiveness of esophageal stricture dilation using an improved endoscopic attachment cap in adults with eosinophilic esophagitis.Endoscopy · 2025Article
- The Predilection of Specific Diseases to Affect Different Sections of the Esophagus.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Long-Term Efficacy of Repeated Endoscopic Incision Combined with Triamcinolone Injection in Patients with Recurrent Benign Esophageal Stricture.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2025Article
- Successes and failures of using the intestine as a pedicled oesophageal substitute of corrosive burns.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Risk Factors for Benign Anastomotic Stenosis After Esophagectomy for Cancer.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Endoscopic Recanalization of a Long Segment Esophageal Obstruction Using the Combined Antegrade and Retrograde Rendezvous Procedure.ACG case reports journal · 2025Article
8 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
15 authors at 14 institutions in 6 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
These are updated guidelines which supersede the original version published in 2004. This work has been endorsed by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee of the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) under the auspices of the oesophageal section of the BSG. The original guidelines have undergone extensive revision by the 16 members of the Guideline Development Group with representation from individuals across all relevant disciplines, including the Heartburn Cancer UK charity, a nursing representative and a patient representative. The methodological rigour and transparency of the guideline development processes were appraised using the revised Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE II) tool.Dilatation of the oesophagus is a relatively high-risk intervention, and is required by an increasing range of disease states. Moreover, there is scarcity of evidence in the literature to guide clinicians on how to safely perform this procedure. These guidelines deal specifically with the dilatation procedure using balloon or bougie devices as a primary treatment strategy for non-malignant narrowing of the oesophagus. The use of stents is outside the remit of this paper; however, for cases of dilatation failure, alternative techniques-including stents-will be listed. The guideline is divided into the following subheadings: (1) patient preparation; (2) the dilatation procedure; (3) aftercare and (4) disease-specific considerations. A systematic literature search was performed. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Develop-ment and Evaluation (GRADE) tool was used to evaluate the quality of evidence and decide on the strength of recommendations made.
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