title: Oesophagoplasty in the treatment of oesophageal stricture.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Adebo
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications*; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate