1 40 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Treatment of Symptoms in Children with Q3 Conditions Scoping Review Results Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. URL Address <a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.07.031" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://doi.org/​10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.07.031</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Endoscopic balloon dilatation of esophageal strictures in children Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011 Subject The topic of the resource Children; Pediatrics; experience; management; Dysphagia; Otorhinolaryngology; atresia; Balloon dilatation; conservative treatment; dilation; epidermolysis bullosa; Esophageal strictures; ingestion; repair; feeding difficulties; surgical intervention; endoscopic balloon dilatation Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alshammari J; Quesnel S; Pierrot S; Couloigner V Description An account of the resource Aim of the study: To assess the efficacy and safety of endoscopic balloon dilatation of esophageal strictures in children. Material and methods: Design: retrospective case series; population: 49 patients under 18 years of age referred to our center for esophageal strictures; treatment: endoscopic balloon dilatation: outcome parameters: residual dysphagia, weight gain, iatrogenic esophageal perforation, assessment of the esophageal lumen by endoscopy or esophagogram. Results: The three main etiologies were esophageal atresia (49%; n = 24), corrosive injury (25%; n = 12), and epidermolysis bullosa (14%; n = 7), followed by a heterogeneous group of rarer causes (12%; n = 6). The number of dilatations ranged from 1 to 8 sessions per patient (median +/- SEM: 2 +/- 0.3). The length of the follow-up period ranged from 20 to 109 months (median +/- SEM: 40 +/- 4 months). Treatment was successful in 86% of cases (n = 42). Twelve percent of patients (n = 6) had a residual stenosis requiring surgery, and a further one still experienced swallowing difficulties requiring enteral nutrition via gastrostomy in spite of the absence of significant residual stricture. Results were less satisfactory in cases of corrosive injury than with other etiologies. Three esophageal perforations were observed (6% of patients; 2% of procedures). All were medically treated. Conclusions: Endoscopic balloon dilatation is a simple, safe and efficacious treatment of esophageal strictures in children. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.07.031" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.07.031</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Article information provided for research and reference use only. PedPalASCNET does not hold any rights over the resource listed here. All rights are retained by the journal listed under publisher and/or the creator(s). 2011 Alshammari J atresia Balloon dilatation Children conservative treatment Couloigner V dilation Dysphagia endoscopic balloon dilatation epidermolysis bullosa Esophageal strictures Experience feeding difficulties ingestion International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Management Otorhinolaryngology Pediatrics Pierrot S Quesnel S repair surgical intervention