Editing Oesophageal strictures (section)

== Dilation ==
No clear preferred type of dilator

Mechanical (push-type or Bougie) dilators

* Various brands

Balloon dilators

* Either through the scope or     over a guidewire

No more than three dilators of progressively increasing diameter should be used per session, and luminal stenosis should be increased by no more than 6Fr

Can be done as frequently as every week

Dilation to 54 Fr (18mm) allows normal diet, generally

70% require repeated dilation

Generally should get a PPI afterwards to prevent recurrence