Esophageal Stenosis

"Esophageal Stenosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A stricture of the ESOPHAGUS. Most are acquired but can be congenital.

Descriptor ID	D004940
MeSH Number(s)	C06.405.117.544
Concept/Terms	Esophageal Stenosis Esophageal Stenosis Esophageal Stenoses Stenoses, Esophageal Stenosis, Esophageal Esophageal Stricture Stricture, Esophageal

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Diseases [C]
Digestive System Diseases [C06]
Gastrointestinal Diseases [C06.405]
Esophageal Diseases [C06.405.117]
Esophageal Stenosis [C06.405.117.544]

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Mellerio JE, Pillay EI, Sollesta K, Thiel KE, Zimmerman G, McGrath JA, Martinez AE, Jeffs E. Milestone events in recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa: findings of the PEBLES study. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2025 May 23; 50(6):1125-1131.

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Patterson KN, Beyene TJ, Gil LA, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Halaweish I. Procedural and Surgical Interventions for Esophageal Stricture Secondary to Caustic Ingestion in Children. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Sep; 58(9):1631-1639.

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Bowder AN, Bence CM, Rymeski BA, Gadepalli SK, Sato TT, Szabo A, Arendonk KV, Minneci PC, Downard CD, Hirschl RB, Markel T, Courtney CM, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Kabre RD, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak G, Port E, Saito J, Silverberg J, Slidell MB, St Peter SD, Troutt M, Wright TN, Lal DR. Acid suppression duration does not alter anastomotic stricture rates after esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula repair: A prospective multi-institutional cohort study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jun; 57(6):975-980.

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Lal DR, Gadepalli SK, Downard CD, Ostlie DJ, Minneci PC, Swedler RM, Chelius TH, Cassidy L, Rapp CT, Billmire D, Bruch S, Burns RC, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski J, Hebel F, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Kohler J, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Raque J, Rymeski B, Saito JM, St Peter SD, von Allmen D, Warner BW, Sato TT. Challenging surgical dogma in the management of proximal esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula: Outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Jul; 53(7):1267-1272.

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Adler DG, Siddiqui AA. Endoscopic management of esophageal strictures. Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 07; 86(1):35-43.

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D'Souza JN, Luginbuhl AJ, Goldman RA, Heller JE, Curry JM, Cognetti DM. Cervical Spine Spondylodiscitis After Esophageal Dilation in Patients With a History of Laryngectomy or Pharyngectomy and Pharyngeal Irradiation. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 05 01; 142(5):467-71.

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Pasricha S, Li N, Bulsiewicz WJ, Rothstein RI, Infantolino A, Ertan A, Camara DS, Dellon ES, Triadafilopoulos G, Lightdale CJ, Madanick RD, Lyday WD, Muthusamy RV, Overholt BF, Shaheen NJ. Sex and race and/or ethnicity differences in patients undergoing radiofrequency ablation for Barrett's esophagus: results from the U.S. RFA Registry. Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Aug; 82(2):276-84.

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Siddiqui AA, Glynn C, Loren D, Kowalski T. Self-expanding plastic esophageal stents versus jejunostomy tubes for the maintenance of nutrition during neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy in patients with esophageal cancer: a retrospective study. Dis Esophagus. 2009; 22(3):216-22.

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Siddiqui AA, Loren D, Dudnick R, Kowalski T. Expandable polyester silicon-covered stent for malignant esophageal strictures before neoadjuvant chemoradiation: a pilot study. Dig Dis Sci. 2007 Mar; 52(3):823-9.

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Vanderbeek PB, Fasano C, O'Malley G, Hornstein J. Esophageal obstruction from a hygroscopic pharmacobezoar containing glucomannan. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2007; 45(1):80-2.

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