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ArticleClinical case reports2026

Clinical Decision-Making in Peptic Esophageal Stenosis: To PEG or Not to PEG?

Junus Benjamin Cokovic, Christian Prinz, Leonard Fehring

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Junus Benjamin CokovicFaculty of Health Witten/Herdecke University Witten Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2138-5263
Christian PrinzFaculty of Health Witten/Herdecke University Witten Germany.
Leonard FehringFaculty of Health Witten/Herdecke University Witten Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3322-3724

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Esophageal strictures can cause dysphagia and malnutrition requiring enteral feeding. We report a 78-year-old woman with therapy-refractory distal esophageal stenosis initially considered benign. PEG tube placement for nutritional support revealed an unexpected squamous cell carcinoma. The patient underwent esophagectomy. We highlight diagnostic challenges and the need for careful PEG tube indication.

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decision‐makingdilatationesophageal squamous cell carcinomaesophageal stenosisesophagectomygastrostomy

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PMCPMC13498752

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