{
  "abstract": "The treatment of long benign oesophageal strictures remains a clinical challenge. We present a novel endoscopic technique that involves visualising scar tissue using methylene blue-stained saline, followed by longitudinal incision down to the muscularis propria to release the stricture and subsequent triamcinolone injection. In a retrospective series of 11 patients over 106 months, this approach was the primary treatment in 8 cases. Short-term clinical success was achieved in all but one patient, who required retreatment during a minimum follow-up of 6 months (mean follow-up: 11.4 ± 7.4 months). Further studies are warranted to define optimal patient selection and assess long-term efficacy.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Gastroenterology, Shenzhen People’s Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University",
        "The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China"
      ],
      "name": "Ben-hua Wu"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Gastroenterology, Shenzhen People’s Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University",
        "The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China"
      ],
      "name": "Li-Sheng Wang"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Gastroenterology, Shenzhen People’s Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University",
        "The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China"
      ],
      "name": "Wenbiao Chen"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Endoscopic mucosal and submucosal cutting for long benign oesophageal strictures",
  "uid": "8f585721-e08c-5601-8a2a-6759cee365ce"
}