Feasibility of Short-Period, High-Dose Intravenous Methylprednisolone for Preventing Stricture after Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Esophageal Cancer: A Preliminary Study

Table 3

Stricture cases administered steroid pulse therapy after esophageal ESD.

Case	Sex	Age (yr)	Location	Mucosal defect circumference	Longitudinal resected specimen size (mm)	Depth	Period from ESD to stricture (days)	No. of required EBDs	EBD period(days)
1	M	67	Mt	≥7/8	45	MM	21	3	14
2	M	78	Lt	≥3/4–<7/8	40	LPM	21	1	1
3	M	76	Mt	≥7/8	70	LPM	15	6	36
4	M	71	Mt	≥7/8	50	EP	15	1	1
5	M	72	Lt	≥7/8	50	EP	15	5	35
6	M	57	Mt	≥7/8	70	EP	14	2	15

ESD: endoscopic submucosal dissection; EBD: endoscopic balloon dilation; Mt: middle thoracic esophagus; Lt: lower thoracic esophagus; EP: epithelium; LPM: lamina propria mucosa; MM: muscularis mucosa.