Medical and surgical management of peptic esophageal strictures
Ferguson, M.K.
Chest Surgery Clinics of North America 4(4): 673-695
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 1052-3359 PMID: 7859004 Document Number: 424278
Peptic esophageal strictures usually respond to intensive medical therapy and dilation. Failure of such management necessitates surgical intervention, usually consisting of dilation and fundoplication, for which results are good. More complex problems require gastroplasty, acid suppression and alkaline diversion, or resection; outcomes of these operations are not as favorable.