Tips for Safe Esophageal Balloon Dilation
Tips for safe esophageal balloon dilation. For more tips and tricks check also the course on esophageal dilation, quick tip videos and the lectures on esophageal strictures and dilation.
Esophageal Dilation Using CRE TTS OTW
* Balloon*CRE = controlled radial expansion
*TTS = through-the-scope
*OTW = over-the-wire
Inspect the stricture
Diagnose
Risk-stratify
Choose dilation method
Choose wire
Keep balloon close to scope
Always visualize what you are doing
Inspect the stricture after dilation