ArticleClinical journal of gastroenterology2014
Efficacy and histopathological esophageal wall damage of biodegradable esophageal stents for treatment of severe refractory esophageal anastomotic stricture in a child with long gap esophageal atresia.
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- Biodegradable and self-expanding metal stents in the treatment of children with strictures after esophageal atresia repair.Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society · 2026Article
- Endoscopic puncture and recanalization in a child with corrosive esophageal stenosis and atresia: case report and literature review.BMC pediatrics · 2026Review
- Evaluation of safety and efficacy of autologous oral mucosa-derived epithelial cell sheet transplantation for prevention of anastomotic restenosis in congenital esophageal atresia and congenital esophageal stenosis.Stem cell research & therapy · 2023Article
- Comprehensive review of materials, applications, and future innovations in biodegradable esophageal stents.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Review
- First-in-human autologous oral mucosal epithelial sheet transplantation to prevent anastomotic re-stenosis in congenital esophageal atresia.Stem cell research & therapy · 2022Article
- Individually designed fully covered self-expandable metal stents for pediatric refractory benign esophageal strictures.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- The timing of oesophageal dilatations in anastomotic stenosis after one-stage anastomosis for congenital oesophageal atresia.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2021Article
- Polymeric Biodegradable Stent Insertion in the Esophagus.Polymers · 2016Review
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Abstract
A case in which a self-expandable biodegradable (BD) esophageal stent was used for a refractory esophageal anastomotic stricture (EAS) in a 5-year-old female is presented. The patient underwent closure of a tracheoesophageal fistula and gastrostomy in the neonatal period. Esophagoesophagostomy was performed at 18 months of age after a multistaged extrathoracic esophageal elongation procedure. The patient developed refractory EAS and required repeated esophageal balloon dilation. Four sessions of esophageal BD stenting were performed from the age of 5-8 years. Each BD stenting allowed her to eat chopped food, but the anastomotic stricture recurred 4-7 months after the procedure. No major complications were observed, though transient chest pain and dysphagia were observed after each stenting. Finally, at 8 years of age, EAS resection and esophagoesophageal anastomosis were performed. The resected specimens showed thickened scar formation at the EAS lesion, while the degree of esophageal wall damage, both at the proximal and distal ends of the stricture, was slight. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of this kind of treatment and assessment of damage to the esophageal wall microscopically. The advantages and problems of the use of BD stents in children are discussed.
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