Case Report of Severe CES Cured by Replacement of Esophagus with Gastric Conduit

Zhang Y, Yang X-M, Geng D, Zhang G-J, Li S, Li H-J, You J-T and Fu J-K

Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital 521 of China’s Ordnance Industry Group, China
Department of Thoracic Surgery, School of Continuing Education of Xi’an Jiaotong University, China

^*Correspondance to: Jun-Ke Fu 

 PDF  Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.1139

Abstract

Congenital esophageal stenosis (CES) is a rare clinical entity that is often not diagnosed until months or sometimes many years after birth. Delayed treatment may lead to poor prognosis. Here we report one surgical procedure for curing delayed severe CES. The esophageal stenosis was resected and the gastric conduit was used to replace esophagus. The type of operation completely solved the patient’s dysphagia and acquired preferably effect.

Keywords

Congenital esophageal stenosis; Surgical treatment; Gastric conduit

Cite the article

Zhang Y, Yang X-M, Geng D, Zhang G-J, Li S, Li H-J, et al. Case Report of Severe CES Cured by Replacement of Esophagus with Gastric Conduit. Clin Surg. 2016; 1: 1139.