What is the treatment for esophageal stricture?
Esophageal dilation is the most common treatment for strictures. Your provider uses a balloon or dilator (a long plastic or rubber cylinder) to widen the narrow area of the esophagus.
How do you treat an esophageal stricture at home?
Lifestyle and home remedies
- Avoid foods that may increase reflux.
- Use good pill-taking habits.
- Lose weight.
- If you smoke, quit.
- Avoid certain medications.
- Avoid stooping or bending, especially soon after eating.
- Avoid lying down after eating.
- Raise the head of your bed.
How many mm is a normal esophagus?
The normal esophagus measures up to 30 mm in diameter. Peptic strictures occur usually at the squamocolumnar junction and measure 1–4 cm in length. The typical patient with a peptic stricture is elderly with a long history of gastroesophageal reflux (GER).
Is esophageal dilation a surgery?
Esophageal dilation is a medical procedure utilizing a scope to stretch (or dilate) sections of the esophagus that have narrowed—a condition known as a stricture. Typically, a gastrointestinal (GI) doctor will recommend it if a stricture in the esophagus is contributing to problems swallowing.
How are strictures of the esophagus treated?
How are esophageal strictures treated? Esophageal dilation is the most common treatment for strictures. Your provider uses a balloon or dilator (a long plastic or rubber cylinder) to widen the narrow area of the esophagus. What happens during esophageal dilation?
Can a barium swallow study diagnose esophageal stricture?
An esophageal stricture can be diagnosed on a barium swallow study and/or upper endoscopy (EGD). In general, an upper endoscopy is needed to confirm the diagnosis and evaluate for the cause of the stricture.
When to use balloon dilator for esophageal stricture?
Esophageal dilation is the initial treatment of choice for symptomatic benign esophageal strictures, in addition to the treatment of the underlying cause. Although there are different types of dilators, balloon dilators are typically used and this can often be performed at the time of endoscopy.
Is the esophagus a narrowing or narrowing of the stomach?
The esophagus is a muscular tube that connects the mounth to the stomach and is the conduit for food bolus to pass from the throat to the stomach. An esophageal stricture is a narrowing of the esophagus (see figure).