title: Endoscopic placement of a prosthesis for benign anastomotic stenosis after oesophagectomy and colonic interposition.
abstract: After oesophagectomy for oesophageal carcinoma and retrosternal colonic interposition, a benign stenosis developed at the collar anastomosis. Bouginage was unsuccessful. Therefore, a prothesis was placed endoscopically, which enabled the patient to swallow without problems until his death as a result of diffuse metastasis 9 months later.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemein- und Thoraxchirurgie, Städtische Krankenanstalten Bielefeld-Mitte, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Köchling
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Müller-Schwefe
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wassmuth
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thermann
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000628:therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D004944:Esophagoplasty; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*