Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastrointest Endosc. Mar 16, 2015; 7(3): 183-191
Published online Mar 16, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i3.183
Table 5 Rate of perforation during dilatation of congenital esophageal stenosis
Ref.Case selection by EUS
Modality
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Rate of perforation
Takamizawa et al[8] (2002)0/21 (0.0%)-BD
Romeo et al[85] (2011)15/47 (10.6%)-BD
Nihoul-Fékété et al[1] (1987)-6/14 (42.9%)BD or TD
Yeung et al[79] (1992)-1/7 (14.3%)BD or TD
Newman et al[80] (1997)3/18 (16.7%)BD
Kawahara et al[81] (2001)-4/9 (44.4%)BD
Amae et al[83] (2003)-1/11 (9.1%)BD or TD
Fan et al[104] (2011)-1/8 (12.5%)BD
Total5/68 (7.4%)16/67 (23.9%)