Abstract
3/2019
vol. 94
Case report
Tracheobronchial remnant as a cause of oesophageal stricture in children – case report and review of the literature
- Department of Paediatric Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutrition Disorders, and Paediatrics, Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Pathology, Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
Pediatr Pol 2019; 94 (3): 205-209
Online publish date: 2019/06/28
Tracheobronchial remnant (TBR), one of the causes of congenital oesophageal stenosis (COS), is a rare anomaly, the treatment of which is hampered by the lack of well-established therapeutic strategies. A definite diagnosis of TBR can be made only by histopathological examination of the resected segment. A 10-month-old girl was admitted to a district hospital due to dysphagia, intolerance of solid food, and regurgitation. The patient was referred to our hospital for continuation of the treatment. She underwent a laparotomy, segmental resection of the oesophageal narrowing, end-to-end anastomosis, and anterior fundoplication. Surgical excision of the stricture is the only effective treatment of a patient with TBR.
Keywords
oesophageal stenosis, tracheobronchial remnant, congenital oesophageal stricture
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