造成食道良性狭窄的原因多种多样。在日本以胃、食道术后吻合口部狭窄最多,此外有反流性食道炎、腐蚀性食道炎,尚有缺铁性贫血吞咽困难综合征、淀粉样变性、广泛性硬皮症等比较少见的疾病。食道良性狭窄的非手术治疗很早以前就有通过各种各样的器械进行食道扩张的方法,16世纪已经有用蜡制的探条把食道内的异物挤到胃内的记载,“探条”一词的语源也是由阿尔及利亚的蜡烛贸易中心地Boujiyah而得来的。以后又经历了用鲸骨探条、Chevalier-Jackson探条等,并研究出在X线透视下把各种各样的探条引导到狭窄部位,进行扩张的方法。经常使用的探条有Maloney、Hurst等水银充填式橡胶制探条。最近,主要是用内镜直接观察狭窄部位并行某些处置。采 Causes of benign esophageal stenosis for a variety of reasons. In Japan with the stomach, esophageal anastomotic stricture mouth the most, in addition to reflux esophagitis, corrosive esophagitis, there is iron deficiency anemia dysphagia syndrome, amyloidosis, extensive sclerosis and other rare The disease. Non-surgical treatment of benign esophageal sphincter has long been a method of esophageal dilatation by a variety of instruments. In the 16th century, there was a description of the use of a wax-coated probe to squeeze foreign substances in the esophagus into the stomach. The “probe” The etymology of the word is also derived from Boujiyah, the candle trading center in Algeria. Later went through the use of whale bone probe, Chevalier-Jackson probe, etc., and developed under the X-ray to guide a variety of probes to the narrow part of the expansion method. Frequently used probes are mercury-filled rubber bands such as Maloney, Hurst and others. Recently, the main use of endoscopic direct observation of the stenosis in parallel with some treatment. Mining