Shahbaz Ahmad, Anjum Rashid Butt, Khatoon Akhtar Bang, Javeria Gull, Muhammad Imran, Nayab Haider, Moeed Ahmad, Muhammad Saeed Khokhar, Nusratullah Chaudry.
Endoscopic dilatation of corrosive induced stricture in an outpatient department.
Pak Postgrad Med J Jan ;12(4):151-4.

Endoscopic dilatation of corrosive induced oesophageal strictures were done in 20 cases (female 11 and 9 male) attending outpatient department of Gastroenterology. Service Hospital. Lahore. Dilatation was done on outdoor basis without the use of fluoroscope. A total of 88 dilatations were performed with an average of 4.4 dilatation per case (range 1-11). Results were successful in only 4 (25%). There was a failure among 126 (75%) and causes included: duration of stricture more than one month (50%). severe burns (12.50), length of stricture more than 5 cm (31.25%) and more than one cause in (6.25%).

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