Dilation

ASGE Journal ScanÖsophagus

Empiric Esophageal Dilation Is Not Useful for Nonobstructive Dysphagia

Empiric Esophageal Dilation Is Not Useful for Nonobstructive Dysphagia

Empiric esophageal dilation often is performed for patients presenting with dysphagia who have no evidence of an anatomic obstruction or lesion. However, there is little

ASGE Journal ScanÖsophagus

Esophageal Dilation Is Safe and Effective in Patients With Difficult-to-Treat Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Esophageal Dilation Is Safe and Effective in Patients With Difficult-to-Treat Eosinophilic Esophagitis

The phenotypes of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) range from mild inflammation to severe fibrostenotic disease. Although current therapies (diet, proton pump inhibitors, and steroids) have shown