Outcome of endoscopic therapeutic interventions: are they different among various non-malignant XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1318 @entity353 @entity1208 @entity1017 @entity1282 @entity130
BACKGROUND: This study was carried out to evaluate and compare the outcome of various causes of non-malignant lesions of the esophagus after endoscopic therapeutic intervention. METHODS: A cohort of @entity1 with non-malignant @entity1282 presenting at Aga Khan University hospital, a tertiary care setting who underwent endoscopic intervention was studied. Response to treatment was evaluated by improvement in @entity1282 score on a scale of 0-4 and @entity1017 . RESULTS: 99 subjects (53 males) were included. Mean age was 48.6 +/- 17.2 years. @entity1282 for solids was present in 48%, for liquids in 3% and for both in 49% @entity1 . Significant @entity353 (>10% body weight) occurred in 35 (35.3%) @entity1 . @entity1318 was diagnosed in 49.5%, peptic stricture in 30.4%, post sclerotherapy stricture in 12.1%, @entity130 in 4%, post-operative stricture in 4%. In comparative analysis of @entity1318 and inflammatory groups, good response to @entity1282 was seen in 40/49 (82%) and 22/50 (44%) respectively p < 0.001. Weight gain was 35/49 (72%) and 22/50 (44%) p <0.001 respectively. Significantly, more endoscopic sessions were required in inflammatory group compare to @entity1318 ; 2.2 and 1.1 respectively; p <0.001 and 160% complications rate in inflammatory group comparing to no complications in @entity1318 . CONCLUSIONS: @entity1282 and @entity353 were common presentations in non-malignant @entity1208 . Therapeutic intervention in inflammatory group was associated with high complication than the @entity1318 group.
