Table 1.

Prevention of stricture after endoscopic submucosal dissection for esophageal for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Prophylactic EBD
Steroid therapy	Steroid injection therapy (ex. TA)
	Oral steroid administration (ex. PSL)
	Other steroid administration: combination of TA injection with oral PSL, TA injection with PGA, TA injection with EBD, TA-filling method
Drugs other than steroids	Botulinum toxin injection therapy
	Oral tranilast
Tissue shielding method	PGA sheet
	Carboxymethyl cellulose sheet
Regenerative medicine	Autologous oral mucosal epithelial cell sheet transplantation, et al.
Stent placement	Temporary metal stent placement, bioabsorbable stent placement

EBD, endoscopic balloon dilation; TA, triamcinolone acetate; PSL, prednisolone; PGA, polyglycolic acid.