Table 1. Clinical and endoscopic evaluation on the 14th postoperative day.
| AM group (n = 10) | ES alone group (n = 5) | Control group (n = 5) | p | |
| Food intake n - (%) | ||||
| Diet | ||||
| Normal/doughy | 9–90% | 3–60% | 1–20% | 0.008 (AM vs. Control group) |
| Liquid/no food intake | 1–10% | 2–40% | 4–80% | |
| Tolerance | ||||
| Normal | 8–80% | 5–100% | 1–20% | 0.048 (ES vs. Control group) |
| 0.047 (AM vs. Control group) | ||||
| Regurgitations/vomiting | 2–20% | 0 | 4–80% | |
| Endoscopic evaluation n - (%) | ||||
| Esophageal stricture | 8–80% | 4–80% | 5–100% | NS |
| Symptomatic esophageal stricture | 3–33% | 4–40% | 5–100% | 0.03 (AM vs. Control group) |
| Esophageal diameter* | 5.8±3.6 | 6.8±3.3 | 2.6±1.7 | NS |
*: mean ± standard deviation, in mm;
NS: non significant.
AM: amniotic membrane.
ES: esophageal stent.