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Esophageal dilation without visualizing stricture?
Echristson
My teenager had an endoscopy to evaluate GERD and to look for possible stricture. The dr did not find a stricture during the endoscopy, but did the dilation anyway. Is this normal or was this an unnecessary procedure?
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