Treatment of benign strictures and injuries of the oesophagus with a permanent oesophageal tube introduced through a cervical oesophagostomy. I. Method.
Permanent oesophageal tubes of various design have been used for treatment of severe benign oesophageal strictures and oesophageal injuries. A method in which the tube is introduced into the oesophagus through cervical oesophagostomy as proposed by Belinoff is presented and technical details are discussed.
D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000601:surgery*; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans