Table 1 Clinical characteristics of 14 pediatric patients with RBESs.
Case/gender/age (year) | Etiology of esophageal stricture | Stricture type | Prior therapy | Distance from incisors (cm) | Length of stricture (cm) | Diameter of stricture (mm) | Dysphagia grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/male/4 | Caustic (acid) | Middle and lower esophagus, short segment | 3 dilations | 16 | 2.5 | 2 | IV |
2/female/6 | Caustic (acid) | Middle and lower esophagus, short segment | 4 dilations | 17 | 3 | 3 | III |
3/male/5 | Caustic (alkali) | Middle and lower esophagus, short segment | 5 dilations | 16 | 3 | 2 | III |
4/male/6 | Caustic (alkali) | Lower esophagus, long segment | 4 dilations | 18 | 3.5 | 3 | IV |
5/male/11 | Esophageal stricture after leukemia chemotherapy | Lower esophagus, long segment | 5 dilations | 20 | 4 | 3 | IV |
6/female/6 | Caustic (alkali) | Middle and lower esophagus, short segment | 4 dilations | 15 | 3 | 3 | III |
7/female/8 | Caustic (acid) | Lower esophagus, long segment | 6 dilations | 18 | 3.5 | 4 | III |
8/male/7 | Caustic (acid) | Lower esophagus, short segment | 4 dilations | 20 | 2.5 | 3 | III |
9/female/8 | Caustic (alkali) | Middle and lower esophagus, long segment | 8 dilations | 18 | 4 | 2 | IV |
10/male/5 | Caustic (acid) | Lower esophagus, long segment | 3 dilations | 17 | 3 | 2 | IV |
11/male/6 | Achalasia of cardia | Cardia, short segment | 7 dilations | 23 | 2 | 3 | III |
12/female/5 | Achalasia of cardia | Cardia, short segment | 4 dilations | 21 | 2 | 3 | III |
13/female/7 | Esophageal perforation after POEM | Lower esophagus, long segment | 3 dilations | 22 | 4 | 4 | III |
14/male/7 | Esophageal perforation after endoscopic balloon dilation | Lower esophagus, long segment | 3 dilations | 19 | 5 | 5 | III |
