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During the (b)(6) 2016 procedure, 11 ablations were performed.The patient reported a pain score of 4 (1 to 10 scale) on day 1 and 0 on day 7.On (b)(6) 2017, the patient came to the emergency room with difficulty swallowing for 3 days.An endoscopy was performed and showed a benign appearing esophageal stenosis that was dilated.The patient's symptoms improved, but he was unable to consume a normal diet through 4 days post dilation.An endoscopy was performed on (b)(6) 2017.There was a severe benign stenosis.The stricture had a 6 mm diameter and 1 cm length.Coagulation for tissue destruction using a monopolar probe (it2 knife) was performed.Dilation with a 15-16.5-18 mm x 5.5 cm cre balloon dilator was performed to 16 mm, and the area was injected with 80 mg of triamcinolone (40 mg/ml, diluted up to 5 ml).The stomach and duodenum were normal.The patient is scheduled for repeat upper endoscopy in 1 month for retreatment.The physician stated that, "the strictures will occur after any mucosal ablating therapy, this event is not life-threatening and as such i would like to wait and see the complete update in 2 weeks.".
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