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Oral steroid prophylaxis is effective in preventing esophageal strictures after large endoscopic resection

BACKGROUND: Strictures are frequent complications of large endoscopic mucosal resections (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissections of the esophagus. Local or systemic steroid therapy has shown promise in the prevention of secondary stenosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and eff...

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Autores principales: Ratone, Jean-Philippe, Bories, Erwan, Caillol, Fabrice, Pesenti, Christian, Godat, Sebastien, Poizat, Flora, Cassan, Chiara De, Giovannini, Marc
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5198248/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28042239
http://dx.doi.org/10.20524/aog.2016.0085