Oesophagoplasty in the treatment of oesophageal stricture
Adebo, O.A.
East African Medical Journal 70(9): 580-582
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0012-835X PMID: 8181442 Document Number: 411531
Two children with oesophageal stricture due to corrosive oesophagitis and retained foreign-body respectively, were treated with resection and primary oesophageal reconstruction. Both were complicated by anastomotic leaks which healed after adequate drainage with temporary enterostomy feeding. The long-term results have remained excellent without dysphagia or reflux. The technique of primary repair is recommended for short-length stricture of the oesophagus as an alternative to reconstruction by gastric or colonic tube interposition.