Unusual complication of surgical voice restoration.
A case of oesophageal obstruction following the removal of a tracheoesophageal valve by division is presented. The obstruction was caused by impaction of a portion of the valve at a previously undiscovered benign oesophageal stricture. The obstruction was resolved by interventional radiology with no long-term sequelae. To the best of our knowledge this complication has not been described previously.
Department of Otolaryngology, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, UK.
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D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D020878:Device Removal; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D007831:Larynx, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation