Tracheo-bronchial remnants: a rare cause of dysphagia.
A 14-year-old girl presented with dysphagia since the age of one year. Investigations revealed two strictures at the lower esophagus. Endoscopic mucosal biopsy from the strictures showed pseudostratified columnar epithelium suggesting that tracheobronchial remnants was the cause of the stenosis. Esophageal dilatation failed to relieve her symptoms.
Chacko
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Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore.
Samal
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Pulimood
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D000293:Adolescent; D001980:Bronchi; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014132:Trachea