Biodegradable stent or balloon dilatation for benign oesophageal stricture: Pilot randomised controlled trial

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2014; 20(48): 18199-18206
Published online Dec 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i48.18199

Table 5 Number of patients with adverse events

Adverse event¹	Endoscopic balloon dilatation (n = 9)		Biodegradable stent (n = 6)
Adverse event¹	Unrelated	Related	Unrelated	Related
Abdominal pain			2	1 (1)
Acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis		1
Acute pancreatitis				1
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome			1 (1)
Atrial fibrillation			1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease			1
Constipation			1
Cough				1
Diverticulosis				1
Dry mouth				1
Dysphagia	1	1	6 (1)	1 (1)
Dyspnoea	1
Eye infection - Left eye			1
Foul taste in mouth			1
Fractured rib			1 (1)
Gastro-oesophageal reflux			1
Haematemesis			2	1
Hiccups			1
Hyperglycemia			1 (1)	1
Hypertension	1
Hypotension			1 (1)
Insomnia				1
Oesophageal candidiasis				1
Oesophageal spasm	1
Pain			2 (1)	1
Positive Faecal occult blood test				1
Pruritus - Lower legs (right and left)			1 (1)
Retrosternal pain			1
Vitamin B deficiency			1
Vomiting			1

¹Related adverse events assessed as possibly, probably or definitely related; figures in brackets are events rated as severe.

Citation: Dhar A, Close H, Viswanath YK, Rees CJ, Hancock HC, Dwarakanath AD, Maier RH, Wilson D, Mason JM. Biodegradable stent or balloon dilatation for benign oesophageal stricture: Pilot randomised controlled trial. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(48): 18199-18206
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i48/18199.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i48.18199

Dhar A, Close H, Viswanath YK, Rees CJ, Hancock HC, Dwarakanath AD, Maier RH, Wilson D, Mason JM. Biodegradable stent or balloon dilatation for benign oesophageal stricture: Pilot randomised controlled trial. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(48): 18199-18206 [PMID: 25561787 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i48.18199]

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