Open AccessManagement of long segment congenital esophageal stenosis: A novel technique
Author(s) -
Vishesh Jain,
Devendra Kumar Yadav,
Shilpa Sharma,
Manisha Jana,
Devendra K. Gupta
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.182592
Subject(s) - medicine , enucleation , dysphagia , anastomosis , stenosis , resection , surgery , esophageal stenosis , radiology , esophagus
Congenital esophageal stenosis (CES) is a rare cause of dysphagia in children. Diagnosis is often apparent on esophagogram. Surgical treatment for the subtype with tracheobronchial remnants (TBR) includes resection and anastomosis of the stenosed segment, myectomy, enucleation of cartilage, etc., These procedures are not suitable if the stenosed segment is long. We present a case of a 5-year-old boy who was diagnosed as CES and was successfully managed with stricturoplasty with some innovative modifications.