Table 2. Baseline characteristics of patients in triamcinolone and control groups.

Characteristics	Triamcinolone (n = 27)	Control (n = 28)	P*
Mean age (years)	37.2±1.6 (17–70)	36±1.7 (15–75)	0.782
Mean stricture length (cm)	0.93±0.33 ( 0.4–1.5)	1.07±0.32 (0.5–1.5)	0.973
Cause of stricture
1. Traumatic	12 (44.4%)	14 (50%)	0.768
2. Inflammatory	7 (25.9%)	5 (17.9%)	0.898
3. Others	8 (29.6%)	9 (32.1%)	0.767

^* P< 0.05 was considered statistically significant