Table 2.
Outcomes of endoscopic balloon dilatation
| Outcome | Results (n = 64) | ||
| Age at first EBD (mo) | 5.45 ± 0.31 | ||
| Interval1 (mo) | 5.43 ± 0.29 | ||
| Sessions | 2.19 ± 0.24 | ||
| Follow-up (mo) | 42.88 ± 14.30 | ||
| Diameter (mm) | Before first EBD | 2.93 ± 0.37 | |
| After final EBD | 10.05 ± 0.34 | ||
| P value | 0.014 | ||
| Success | Success | 62 (96.9%) | |
| Failure | 2 (3.1%) | ||
| Complications | Perforation | 4 (6.45%) | |
| Bleeding | 2 (3.23%) | ||
| Reflux esophagitis | 1 (1.61%) | ||
| Infection | 1 (1.61%) | ||
| Multiple | 2 (3.23%) | ||
| Total | 5 (8.06%) | ||
| No complications | 57 (91.9%) | ||
| Response | Effective | Remission | 54 (87.10%) |
| Relief | 6 (9.68%) | ||
| Total | 60 (96.77%) | ||
| Ineffective | 2 (3.23%) | ||
| Recurrence | No relapse | 58 (96.67%) | |
| Relapse | 2 (3.33%) | ||
1
Interval between first endoscopic balloon dilatation and surgery/injury/symptom onset. EBD: Endoscopic balloon dilatation.