Intralesional steroid injections to prevent refractory strictures in patients with oesophageal atresia: study protocol for an international, multicentre randomised controlled trial (STEPS-EA trial)

INTRODUCTION: Anastomotic stricture formation is the most common postoperative complication after oesophageal atresia (OA) repair. The standard of care is endoscopic dilatation. A possible adjuvant treatment is intralesional steroid injection, which is thought to inhibit scar tissue formation and th...

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Autores principales: ten Kate, Chantal A, Vlot, John, IJsselstijn, Hanneke, Allegaert, Karel, Spaander, Manon C W, Poley, Marten J, van Rosmalen, Joost, van den Akker, Erica L T, Wijnen, Rene M H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
Materias:
Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6937109/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31848172
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033030

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