title: A method for recovering a lost retrieval line under direct vision in children with esophageal strictures.
abstract: Loss of a retrieval line for repeated esophageal dilations for caustic esophageal stricture may result in inability to dilate these strictures. We describe a simple means for retrieving such a line once it has been removed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Mercer
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kerr
mesh_terms: D004106:Dilatation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant