Efficacy and safety of steroid in the prevention of esophageal stricture after endoscopic submucosal dissection: A network meta‐analysis

Abstract

Even though endoscopic submucosal dissection is an important endoscopic resection technique for gastrointestinal neoplasms, there are chances that postoperative esophageal stricture might take place as a side effect. Steroid applications were reported to be effective for the prevention of stricture formation. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of different steroid applications.