Abstract:Objective To study the efficacy and safety of oral prednisone acetate, local triamcinolone acetonide injection and oral prednisone acetate combined with local triamcinolone acetonide injection in the prevention of stricture after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) in the treatment of early esophageal cancer and precancerous lesions.Methods We retrospectively analyzed the data of 87 patients who underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection in the treatment of early esophageal cancer and precancerous lesions from September 2014 to May 2021. The patients were divided into control group, local injection of triamcinolone acetonide, oral prednisone acetate group, oral prednisone acetate combined with local injection of triamcinolone acetonide groups, including control group in 11 cases, did not take measures to prevent postoperative stenosis, there were 10 patients in the local injection of triamcinolone acetonide group, 29 patients in the oral prednisone acetate group, and 37 patients in the oral prednisone acetate combined with local injection of triamcinolone acetonide group. Contrast analysis of four groups of patients with postoperative stricture rate, rate of refractory stricture, the times of treatment of esophageal stricture with endoscopic balloon dilation, the interval between the first endoscopic balloon dilation treatment and ESD, and whether there were adverse effects of hormone and balloon dilation complications.Results The incidence of postoperative stricture was 81.82% (9/11) in the control group, 70.00% (7/10) in the local injection of triamcinolone acetonide group, 41.38% (12/29) in the oral prednisone acetate group, and 40.54% (15/37) in the oral prednisone acetate combined with local injection of triamcinolone acetonide group. The rates of refractory stricture were 63.64% (7/11), 50.00% (5/10), 24.14% (7/29), 24.32% (9/37), respectively. The times of balloon dilation under endoscopy were (4.09 ± 1.76) times, (3.90 ± 2.33) times, (1.86 ± 0.88) times, (1.76 ± 0.95) times, The interval between the first balloon dilation treatment and ESD was (31.09 ± 3.56) d, (33.40 ± 2.95) d, (117.93 ± 5.54) d, (138.24 ± 7.22) d, respectively. With the index of the four, in the control group and the local injection group, the incidence of postoperative stricture, refractory stricture and the times of endoscopic balloon dilation were significantly higher than that of oral group, and oral combined with local injection group, and the interval between the first endoscopic balloon dilation treatment and ESD surgery was significantly shorter than that of oral group, and oral combined with local injection group, the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Pairwise comparison between the control group and the local injection group showed no significant difference in the incidence of stricture and refractory stricture (P > 0.05). The comparison of the times of endoscopic balloon dilation and the interval between the first balloon dilation and ESD surgery were statistically significant (P < 0.05). In the oral group and oral combined with local injection group, there were no significant difference in the incidence of stricture, the incidence of refractory stricture and the times of endoscopic balloon dilatation (P > 0.05), but there was significant difference in the interval between the first postoperative balloon dilatation and ESD surgery (P < 0.05). Only 1 case of delayed bleeding occurred in the control group, and no serious adverse events related to surgery, balloon dilation or hormone occurred in the rest.Conclusion Oral administration and oral combined with local injection of glucocorticoid are safe and effective in preventing postoperative stricture of esophageal submucosal dissection. Local injection of glucocorticoid alone has limited effect in preventing postoperative stricture of esophageal ESD, but can reduce the times of postoperative endoscopic balloon dilation and prolong the interval between the first endoscopic balloon dilation and ESD. Compared with oral glucocorticoid alone, oral administration combined with local injection of glucocorticoid can significantly delay the interval of postoperative stricture and improve patients’ postoperative quality of life.