Table 3.
Stricture Prevention Method | Stricture Rate (%) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Over 3/4 Circumferential |
Reference | Whole Circumferential |
Reference | |
No treatment | 63.8% (60/94) | [43,47,60,61,62] | 100% (30/30) | [43,44,61,63] |
Local steroid injection | 15.9% (44/276) | [43,47,62,64] | 100% (15/15) | [43,44] |
Oral steroid administration | 13.1% (16/122) | [60,61,62] | 51.3% (19/37) | [61,63] |
Local steroid injection + Oral steroid administration |
12% (3/25) | [43] | 57.1% (24/42) | [43,64] |