Esophageal stricture classification
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mahda Alihashemi M.D. [2]
Overview
Overview
There is no established system for the classification of esophageal stricture, but it may be classified into benign and malignant according to causes.
Classification
Classification
There is no established system for the classification of esophageal stricture, however it may be classified according to etiologic causes into benign and malignant. [1][2][3][4][5]
| Esophageal stricture | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benign | Malignant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GERD | Chemical induced | Iatrogenic | Esophagitis | Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) | Esophageal cancer | Malignant transformation due to DC | Extrinsic compression due to malignant tumors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idiopathic | Drug induced | Infections | Congenital | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eosinophilic | Lymphocytic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
References
- ↑ Furuta, Glenn T.; Ingelfinger, Julie R.; Katzka, David A. (2015). “Eosinophilic Esophagitis”. New England Journal of Medicine. 373 (17): 1640–1648. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1502863. ISSN 0028-4793.
- ↑ Marks RD, Richter JE (1993). “Peptic strictures of the esophagus”. Am. J. Gastroenterol. 88 (8): 1160–73. PMID 8338082.
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- ↑ Khanna N (2006). “How do I dilate a benign esophageal stricture?”. Can J Gastroenterol. 20 (3): 153–5. PMC 2582967. PMID 16550258.
- ↑ Guynn TP, Eckhauser FE, Knol JA, Raper SE, Mulholland MW, Nostrant TT, Elta GH, Barnett JL (1991). “Injection sclerotherapy-induced esophageal strictures. Risk factors and prognosis”. Am Surg. 57 (9): 567–71, discussion 571–2. PMID 1928999.
- ↑ Furuta, Glenn T.; Ingelfinger, Julie R.; Katzka, David A. (2015). “Eosinophilic Esophagitis”. New England Journal of Medicine. 373 (17): 1640–1648. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1502863. ISSN 0028-4793.
- ↑ Goenka MK, Gupta NM, Kochhar R, Rungta U, Vaiphei K, Nagi B, Suri S (1995). “Mediastinal fibrosis: an unusual cause of esophageal stricture”. J. Clin. Gastroenterol. 20 (4): 331–3. PMID 7665827.
- ↑ Bonavina L, DeMeester TR, McChesney L, Schwizer W, Albertucci M, Bailey RT (1987). “Drug-induced esophageal strictures”. Ann Surg. 206 (2): 173–83. PMC 1493104. PMID 3606243.
- ↑ Wilcox CM (2013). “Overview of infectious esophagitis”. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 9 (8): 517–9. PMC 3980995. PMID 24719600.
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