Gallinger Iu I, Andreev A L, Guliev R R
Vestn Akad Med Nauk SSSR. 1990(10):51-4.
Endoscopic methods of examination have been employed in 153 cases of burn and peptic strictures of the esophagus. The experience has shown that the use of small-diameter (including ultrathin) fiber endoscopes provides maximum information of the status of the esophagus along its whole length as well as of the stomach and duodenum, which is of importance in the choice of therapeutic tactics in this category of patients. Eighty one patients with cicatricial stenosis of the esophagus and esophageal anastomoses were subjected to various endoscopic interventions: balloon hydrodilation, bougienage, electrocision, and endoprosthesis . Balloon hydrodilatation was the major technique and in many cases was combined with other modes of therapeutic endoscopy. The authors' experience suggest that endoscopy adds to the available treatments for cicatricial strictures of the esophagus and esophageal anastomoses.
内镜检查方法已应用于153例烧伤后食管瘢痕狭窄和消化性食管狭窄患者。经验表明，使用小直径（包括超薄型）纤维内镜可提供食管全长以及胃和十二指肠状况的最大信息量，这对于此类患者治疗策略的选择至关重要。81例食管瘢痕狭窄和食管吻合口狭窄患者接受了各种内镜干预：球囊扩张、探条扩张、电切和内置假体置入。球囊扩张是主要技术，在许多情况下与其他治疗性内镜模式联合使用。作者的经验表明，内镜检查增加了食管瘢痕狭窄和食管吻合口狭窄的现有治疗方法。
