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 6 Number of patients receiving concomitant medication

	Endoscopic balloon dilatation (n = 9)	Biodegradable stent (n = 6)
Bowel management
Loperamide	1	0
Constipation
Laxative	1	2
Haematemesis
Metoclopramide	0	1
Heartburn
Alginate	0	1
Nausea/vomiting	1	4
Cyclizine	0	3
Domperidone	0	2
Metoclopramide	1	4
Nutritional deficit
Nutritional Supplement	1	4
Oesophageal candidiasis
Antifungal	0	1
Symptoms of BOS/reflux disease	6	9
Proton pump inhibitor	5	9
H₂-receptor antagonist	1	2
Sucralfate	0	1

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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