Gmcraft...thank you for the response. I am not sure why the procedure could not be completed. (I will get a copy of medical procedure record). My wife and I assumed that the esophagus had "shrunk" to the point that the instruments could not go in--or--the tissue was so fibrotic that it could not be dilated. Glad you raised the question. I will read up on the procedure that John had. Maybe the GI docs here are not aware of it.
Question: was John on a feeding tube while his esophagus was closed? IF so, what kind (PEG or NG)?