Balloon or bougie for dilatation of benign oesophageal stricture? An interim report of a randomised controlled trial
| Autor: | D R Sutton, G K Buckton, S C Maslin, J. G. C. Cox, R C Hoare, R K Winter, R Jones, J R Bennett |
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| Rok vydání: | 1988 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Balloon law.invention Random Allocation Randomized controlled trial law medicine Humans Esophagus Interim report Aged Aged 80 and over Clinical Trials as Topic business.industry Gastroenterology Middle Aged medicine.disease Dysphagia Dilatation Surgery Clinical trial Stenosis medicine.anatomical_structure Esophageal Stenosis medicine.symptom business Esophagitis Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Gut. 29(12) |
| ISSN: | 0017-5749 |
| Popis: | Seventy one patients with benign oesophageal strictures were randomised to receive balloon or bougie dilatation. Sixty five patients were eligible for analysis. At the end of five months the balloon group had significantly more dysphagia and the calibre of the strictures in the balloon group had narrowed by a greater degree. The methods were equally safe and acceptable to patients. While the choice of the method of dilatation depends on the individual patient's needs and operator experience, bougie dilatation is more effective in reducing dysphagia and maintaining stricture patency. |
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