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*Anorexia
 
*Anorexia
 
*Weight loss
 
*Weight loss
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[[Image:Oesophageal Stricture Flouroscopy.png|thumb|right|300px|Oesophageal Stricture Flouroscopy - Copyright David Walker RVC]]
 
*Malnutrition
 
*Malnutrition
 
*Ptyalism
 
*Ptyalism
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Oesophagoscopy is used for a definitive diagnosis. It should be used to confirm the site and severity of the stricture and also to exclude the presence of an intraluminal mass.  
 
Oesophagoscopy is used for a definitive diagnosis. It should be used to confirm the site and severity of the stricture and also to exclude the presence of an intraluminal mass.  
      
==Treatment==
 
==Treatment==
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*Dilation/widening of the stricture by ballooning or bougienage.
 
*Dilation/widening of the stricture by ballooning or bougienage.
 
*Surgical resection is not recommended because iatrogenic strictures at the anastomotic site are possible.
 
*Surgical resection is not recommended because iatrogenic strictures at the anastomotic site are possible.
      
==Prognosis==
 
==Prognosis==
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