EFFICACY OF ENDOSCOPIC BALLOON DILATION IN IRANIAN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURE.

Background: Esophageal stenosis (ES) in children is a fixed intrinsic narrowing of the esophagus due to numerous aetiologies.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the clinical and nutritional impacts of endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD) in Iranian children with an esophageal stricture.

Methods: This retrospective study, pediatric patients (aged <18 years) who underwent EBD for esophageal stricture from April 2015 until March 2020 in Abuzar Children's Hospital (Ahvaz, Iran) were enrolled in the study.