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Esophageal strictures are a relatively common problem in gastroenterology and are broadly divided into benign and malignant types. Recent data suggest that the overall incidence of new and recurrent esophageal strictures have decreased by about 10% and 30%, respectively, over the last decade (El-Serag 2006). This decline in the incidence of esophageal strictures is most likely due to the reduction in peptic-related strictures from the wide use of effective acid suppressive therapy with proton pump inhibitors (Guda and Vakil 2004). That noted, there does appear to be an increase in malignant strictures related to esophageal cancer, especially those located near the gastroesophageal junction (El-Serag 2006).
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Nguyen, N.Q., Shah, J.N. (2011). Esophageal Strictures and Endoscopic Management. In: Wu, G., Sridhar, S. (eds) Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures in Gastroenterology. Clinical Gastroenterology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-044-7_1
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