Esophageal dilatation

Esophageal dilatation is mainly used for esophageal stenosis and esophageal achalasia. As early as 1674, the British Willis described the use of whale bone probes to expand the narrow esophagus to relieve symptoms. There are various forms of expansion probes, such as Hurst probes without guide wire, Maloney probes, and EdeI-PLtest with guide wire. ow dilator, Savary-alliard, or (2elesl, in dilator. Since London and others in 1981 under the X-ray balloon dilator with a guide wire for the treatment of esophageal stenosis achieved significant results, there have been a variety of endoscopic A balloon dilator (without guide wire) for dilating esophageal stenosis, such as a Regiflex TTS balloon catheter dilator.