title: [The treatment of hypopharyngoesophageal stenosis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To improve the curative effects of hypopharyngoesophageal stenosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  35 patients treated for hypopharyngoesophageal stenosis were retrospectively reviewed. The curative methods were selected on the stage of stenosis, including drug, dilatation, reconstruction of hypopharynx and oesophagus.
  
  
  RESULTS
  33 patients resumed a normal oral diet, no stenosis of anastomosis occurred.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For the early mild lesions, using of steroids, antibacterial and dilatation is considered to be the procedure of choice, for those severe lesions, reconstruction of hypopharynx and oesophagus with selected appropriate materials can obtain good results.
authors.affiliation: Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012.
authors.forename: L Q
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: X Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Luan
authors.forename: X L
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Lei
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D004944:Esophagoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007013:Hypopharynx / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies