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Table 3 Technical details of dilatations

Author	Year of publication	Balloon diameter (mm)	Duration of dilatation per stricture (s)	Type of balloon	Fluoroscopy	Sedation CS/ GA
Yamamoto et al[13]	2004	NR	NR	Boston Scientific, CRE	NR	CS
Pohl et al[16]	2006	Up to 20	120	Boston Scientific, CRE	Yes	NR
Ohmiya et al[17]	2009	8-20	60	NR	NR	NR
Despott et al[18]	2011	12-20	60	Boston Scientific, CRE	No	CS and GA
Hayashi et al[19]	2008	NR	NR	Boston Scientific, CRE	NR	NR
Hirai et al[12]	2014	12-18	30-120	Boston Scientific, CRE	NR	CS
Gill et al[20]	2014	10-16.5	NR	Boston Scientific, CRE	No	CS or propofol
Irani et al[21]	2012	10-18	30 or until waist effacement	NR	Yes	CS and GA
Nishimura et al[22]	2011	8-12	30 (and 30 s interval)	Boston Scientific, CRE	Yes	CS
Fukumoto et al[23]	2007	NR	NR	NR	Yes	NR
Sunada et al[24]	2016	8-20	30-60	Boston Scientific, CRE	Yes	CS
Kita et al[25]	2006	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Kroner et al[2]	2015	13	NR	NR	NR	GA

CS: Conscious sedation; GA: General anesthesia; CRE: Controlled radial expansion; NR: Not reported.