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A member asked:
Is putting dilators on narrowed esophagus due to chemo and radiation is permanent solution and is it surgery ?
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Procedure: Balloon dilatation is short term solution to stretch out the stricture. But like rubber band stretching, it will go back to its original shape. May have to redilate down the road.
Answered 7/29/2015
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Sometimes: This can relieve symptoms and sometimes be permanent, but sometimes surgery is needed. Try this first.
Answered 8/26/2013
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