UPPER ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS - 2 CASE-REPORTS

Esophageal stenosis caused by an intrinsic congenital deformity is unc ommon in infants and children. The main forms of stenosis are congenit al esophageal web, congenital stricture caused by tracheobronchial rem nants, and congenital idiopathic muscular hypertrophy. The authors rep ort on two patients who were successfully treated and managed after be ing diagnosed as having upper esophageal stenosis. One patient underwe nt resection of the web and primary anastomosis of the esophagus and w as discharged 6 days after surgery. After 1 year, this patient has had no symptoms of dysphagia or other postoperative difficulties. The sec ond patient underwent balloon dilatation of the esophageal stricture a nd was discharged on the day of surgery; however, this patient require d numerous repeat dilatations. Copyright (C) 1996 by W.B. Saunders Com pany