Table 2.

Comparisons of the outcomes of endoscopic balloon dilation in patients with varied corrosive gastrointestinal strictures

	ES	GOO	ES + GOO	P value
	(n = 18)	(n = 7)	(n = 11)
Achieving persistent symptom relief, No.	15 (83.3%)	4 (57.1%)	4 (36.4%)	0.035
Major complication induced by EBD, No.	1 (5.6%)	3 (42.9%)	4 (36.4%)	0.041
Sessions of dilation to achieve persistent symptom relief, mean + SD*	6.1 ± 4.7	5.5 ± 2.1	13.7 ± 4.9	0.011

* For patients with effective outcome.

Abbreviations: ES esophageal stricture; GOO gastric outlet obstruction; ES + GOO concurrent esophageal stricture and gastric outlet obstruction; SD standard deviation.