ReviewActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis2018
Endoscopic dilation in pediatric esophageal strictures: a literature review.
Review in Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06675825 (A Novel Endoscopic Attachment Cap for Benign Esophageal Stricture Dilation in Children), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers.
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A Novel Endoscopic Attachment Cap for Benign Esophageal Stricture Dilation in Children: a Randomized, Multicentric Pilot Study.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Plummer-Vinson syndrome: a rare occurrence in paediatrics.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- The effectiveness and factors influencing frequency of endoscopic bougie dilatation in treating postoperative anastomotic stenosis of congenital esophageal atresia.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Efficacy of bougie versus balloon dilatation in children with benign esophageal stricture: a propensity score-matched retrospective cohort study.iGIE : innovation, investigation and insights · 2023Article
- Esophageal dilation with EsoFLIP is faster than CRE balloon dilation combined with EndoFLIP in children.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Esophageal dilation through bouginage or balloon catheters in children, as the treatment of benign esophageal strictures: results, considering the etiology, and the methods.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2023Article
- Postoperative Complications of Esophageal Atresia and Role of Endoscopic Balloon Dilatation in Anastomotic Strictures.Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition · 2022Article
- Esophageal Diameter as a Function of Weight in Neonates, Children and Adolescents: Reference Values for Dilatation of Esophageal Stenoses.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Indications and Yield of Pediatric Endoscopy in Bahrain: A Tertiary Center Experience.International journal of pediatrics · 2022Article
- Esophageal Dysphagia in Children: State of the Art and Proposal for a Symptom-Based Diagnostic Approach.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Review
- Evolution in the Practice of Pediatric Endoscopy and Sedation.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Review
- Complications of esophageal strictures dilatation in children. A tertiary-center experience.Saudi medical journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundEsophageal strictures in pediatric age are a quite common condition due to different etiologies. Esophageal strictures can be divided in congenital, acquired and functional. Clinical manifestations are similar and when symptoms arise, endoscopic dilation is the treatment of choice. Our aim was to consider the efficacy of this technique in pediatric population, through a wide review of the literature.
methodA search on PubMed/Medline was performed using "esophageal strictures", "endoscopic dilations" and "children" as key words. Medline, Scopus, PubMed publisher and Google Scholar were searched as well. As inclusion criteria, we selected clinical studies describing dilations applied to all type of esophageal strictures in children. Papers referred to single etiology strictures dilations or to adult population only were excluded, as well as literature-review articles.
resultsWe found 17 studies from 1989 to 2018. Overall, 738 patients in pediatric age underwent dilation for esophageal strictures with fixed diameter push-type dilators (bougie dilators) and/or radial expanding balloon dilators. Severe complications were observed in 33/738 patients (4,5%) and perforation was the most frequent (29/33). Conversion to surgery occurred only in 16 patients (2,2%).
conclusionsEndoscopic dilation is the first-choice treatment of esophageal strictures, it can be considered a safe procedure in pediatric age. Both, fixed diameter push-type dilators and radial expanding balloon dilators, showed positive outcomes in term of clinical results and cases converted to surgery. However, it's essential to perform these procedure in specialized Centers by an experienced team, in order to reduce complications.
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