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Endoscopic balloon dilation for stricture cases administered steroid pulse therapy after esophageal ESD (n = 6).
| Period from ESD to stricture, median (range), days | 15 (14–21) |
| No. of required EBD sessions, median (range) | 2.5 (1–6) |
| EBD period∗, median (range), days | 14.5 (1–36) |
| Complications of EBD (%) | 0 |
∗From the first EBD to the final EBD. ESD: endoscopic submucosal dissection; EBD: endoscopic balloon dilation.
