Long-Term Outcomes of Caustic Esophageal Stricture with Endoscopic Balloon Dilatation in Chinese Children

Table 1

Characteristics of patients with caustic esophageal stricture.

Variable	Statistics
Total number of patients	43
Boy	29 (67.4%)
Girl	14 (32.6%)
Mean age (range)	44 months (18–121)
Dysphagia score
Grade 1	1 (2.3%)
Grade 2	11 (25.6%)
Grade 3	30 (69.8%)
Grade 4	1 (2.3%)
Length of stricture (cm)
Short stricture (≤2 cm)	17 (39.5%)
Long stricture (>2 cm)	26 (60.5%)
Stricture location
Upper esophagus	4 (9.3%)
Middle esophagus	31 (72.1%)
Lower esophagus	3 (7.0%)
Middle and low esophagus	4 (9.3%)
All esophagus	1 (2.3%)