Pediatric benign esophageal strictures: current understanding from etiology to treatment.

ABSTRACT: Esophageal strictures (ES) are a significant clinical concern in pediatric esophageal diseases and substantially affect patients' quality of life. The causes can be classified as congenital, secondary, and dyskinetic types. While most ES cases are benign, clinical outcomes vary widely by etiology, necessitating personalized therapeutic strategies. Current approaches predominantly involve minimally invasive endoscopic interventions, including balloon or bougie dilation, stent placement, incisional therapy, and intralesional steroid injection. Refractory cases may require combining or alternating multimodal therapies or surgical intervention, warranting further attention from clinicians. Despite varying causes of ES, conservative management is generally preferred over surgery in children. En

SUBMITTER: Sun M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12683495 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature