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What is Endoscopy with Dilatation?

Endoscopy is a test that involves passing an endoscope, a long, flexible black tube with a light and video camera on one end, through the mouth to examine the esophagus. A dilatation involves stretching narrowed areas The endoscopist performs a dilatation using a guidewire and dilators or a balloon.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
trouble with food passage 5 0
Other 2 0
Gallbladder problems 2 0
Ulcer 1 0
Diagnostic assessment 1 0
Esophageal Dysphagia 1 1 Efficacy_major

See all 5 patients currently having Endoscopy with Dilatation

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Endoscopy with Dilatation

Hospitalization 7

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Endoscopy with Dilatation

Always
 1 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Endoscopy with Dilatation

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 100%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Endoscopy with Dilatation

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

Report created on May 28, 2012.