BACKGROUND: Initially, treatment for anastomotic strictures was surgical. Currently. however, endoscopic techniques are preferred. This study aimed to investigate the efficiency and safety of endoscopic treatment using @entity3503 plasma coagulation in combination with diathermy. METHODS: From 1995 to 2000, 49 @entity1 with postsurgical anastomotic strictures of the esophagus or colon were referred for endoscopic treatment. In all cases, radiologic and endoscopic examination showed membranous or short strictures (diameter, 3-8 mm). Under direct endoscopic control, the scar tissue at the anastomotic line was incised radially with a polypectomy snare. The scar tissue between the incisions then was reduced carefully by @entity3503 plasma coagulation. RESULTS: All 49 @entity1 were treated successfully with this combined endoscopic technique. Only for four @entity1 was more than one endoscopic session (mean, 3.5; range, 2-6) needed to guarantee long-term success. No complications were encountered. CONCLUSIONS: Endoscopic @entity3503 plasma coagulation in combination with diathermy is a safe and effective technique for the treatment of short postsurgical gastrointestinal anastomotic strictures.

Endoscopic treatment of benign gastrointestinal anastomotic strictures using XXXX plasma coagulation in combination with diathermy.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity3503 :: ('MESH:D001128', 'Chemical') :: ['argon']
@entity3503 :: (MESH:D001128,Chemical) :: ['argon']
