Esophageal stricture medical therapy
Main stay of treatment of esophageal stricture is dilatation.
Supportive medical therapy for esophageal stricture secondary to Gastroesophageal reflux disease includes proton pump inhibitors.
Proton pump inhibitors also help in prevention of recurrence after surgical esophageal dilatation.
20 mg twice daily is the standard therapy for most of the patients following dilatation. Patients who do not respond to the standard dose me require increased dose of 40 mg twice daily.
Proton pump inhibitors have been found more effective in acid suppression in these patients as compared to H2 blockers.
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Esophageal stricture is considered an absolute contraindication to the use of the following medications:
References
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=7848395