Our methods using steroid administration to prevent stricture, especially for local injected steroid for cases with semi-circumferential mucosal defect after ESD in our hospital

Abstract

The third edition of the guidelines for esophageal cancer clinical practice started that there is no limitation in the circumferential range for endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) adaptation. However, the technical difficulty of broad esophageal ESD and the risk of stricture formation are possible challenges encountered.

We reported on methods using steroid administration to prevent stricture, especially for local injected steroid for cases with semi-circumferential mucosal defect after ESD in our hospital.

There is no established method to prevent stricture formation. Further study will be needed to show that stricture can be prevented.