Esophageal strictures: Management beyond dilation

Table 8 Studies that evaluated the incisional therapy for esophageal strictures

Ref.	Number of patients	Etiology of stricture	Clinical success at follow-up	Follow-up duration (months)
Treatment naïve
Burdick et al[44], 1993	7	Schatzki ring	85.7%	36
Disario et al[45], 2002	11	Schatzki ring	36%	72
Schubert et al[46], 2003	15	Anastomotic strictures	93%	23
Hordijk et al[47], 2009	31	Anastomotic strictures	67.7%	6
Lee et al[48], 2009	24	Anastomotic strictures	87.5%	24
Treatment refractory
Brandimarte et al[49], 2002	6	Anastomotic strictures	36%	24
Simmons et al[50], 2006	9	Anastomotic strictures	44.4%	14
Hordijk et al[51], 2006	20	Anastomotic strictures	60%	12
Muto et al[52], 2012	32	Anastomotic strictures	62%	12
Tan and Liu[53], 2016	13	Anastomotic strictures	60%	24