Biomaterial Database

Technique of esophageal dilation. 1995

W A Webb

University of South Alabama School of Medicine, Mobile, USA.

The widespread use of flexible upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy has renewed interest in management of strictures of the esophagus, including dilation. The rubber Maloney dilator is the most common dilator used, usually for symmetrical strictures 1.2 cm or greater in diameter. The "through the scope" (TTS) balloon dilators usually are used in asymmetrical strictures 1.2 cm or greater in diameter and are especially valuable if fluoroscopy is not available. The new thermoplastic Savary dilators, used with a guidewire and usually with fluoroscopy, have replaced the Eder-Puestow bougies. They are especially useful in difficult strictures that are 1.0 cm or less in diameter and are fibrotic or have transmural fibrosis.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002404	Catheterization	Use or insertion of a tubular device into a duct, blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity for injecting or withdrawing fluids for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. It differs from INTUBATION in that the tube here is used to restore or maintain patency in obstructions.	Cannulation,Cannulations,Catheterizations
D004106	Dilatation	The act of dilating.	Dilation,Dilatations,Dilations
D004940	Esophageal Stenosis	A stricture of the ESOPHAGUS. Most are acquired but can be congenital.	Esophageal Stricture,Stenosis, Esophageal,Esophageal Stenoses,Stricture, Esophageal
D005069	Evaluation Studies as Topic	Works about studies that determine the effectiveness or value of processes, personnel, and equipment, or the material on conducting such studies.	Critique,Evaluation Indexes,Evaluation Methodology,Evaluation Report,Evaluation Research,Methodology, Evaluation,Pre-Post Tests,Qualitative Evaluation,Quantitative Evaluation,Theoretical Effectiveness,Use-Effectiveness,Critiques,Effectiveness, Theoretical,Evaluation Methodologies,Evaluation Reports,Evaluation, Qualitative,Evaluation, Quantitative,Evaluations, Qualitative,Evaluations, Quantitative,Indexes, Evaluation,Methodologies, Evaluation,Pre Post Tests,Pre-Post Test,Qualitative Evaluations,Quantitative Evaluations,Report, Evaluation,Reports, Evaluation,Research, Evaluation,Test, Pre-Post,Tests, Pre-Post,Use Effectiveness
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man