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. 2023 Dec;55(S 01):E18-E19.
doi: 10.1055/a-1929-9317. Epub 2022 Sep 16.

Use of a bougie-shaped cap for dilation with direct visual control for an esophageal stricture induced by radiation therapy

Pierre Lafeuille  1 , Clara Yzet  1 , Paul Bonniaud  1 , Florian Rostain  1 , Thierry Ponchon  1 , Jérôme Rivory  1 , Mathieu Pioche  1
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Use of a bougie-shaped cap for dilation with direct visual control for an esophageal stricture induced by radiation therapy

Pierre Lafeuille et al. Endoscopy. 2023 Dec.
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Endoscopic view of the stricture in the lower third of the esophagus (narrow-band imaging).
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The 12 mm BougieCap device (Ovesco, Tübingen, Germany) attached to a GIF-HQ190 gastroscope tip (outer diameter 9.9 mm; Olympus, Tokyo, Japan).
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