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Self-bougienage of oesophageal stricture by an 8-year-old child

Author(s) -

Peer Wildbrett,

Carsten Mueller,

Winfried Barthlen

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

african journal of paediatric surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163

H-Index - 17

eISSN - 0189-6725

pISSN - 0974-5998

DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.93318

Subject(s) - medicine , esophageal stricture , sedation , ingestion , surgery , general anaesthesia , esophagus , general surgery

Oesophageal corrosive injuries have a high potential to result in stricture formation with the requirement for repeat oesophageal dilation. Especially in children, oesophageal bougienage is performed under general anaesthesia or strong sedation. In developing countries without comprehensive medical care, this service might not be available. We report the case of daily oesophageal self-bougienage performed by an 8-year-old Afghan child as highly effective treatment of recurrent oesophageal stricture formation after caustic substance ingestion.

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