title: Laparoscopic treatment of esophageal stenosis due to tracheobronchial remnant in a child.
abstract: Esophageal stenosis due to the presence of abnormal tracheal cartilage in the wall of the esophagus is an uncommon disease, which presents with vomiting or a failure to thrive. Surgical excision of the cartilaginous segment is the preferred treatment. This is a report of a new technique for the treatment of esophageal stenosis in children. We performed a laparoscopic lower esophageal stricturoplasty with anterior fundoplication for esophageal stenosis caused by a tracheobronchial remnant in the wall of the lower esophagus.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Aniruddh V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shun
mesh_terms: D001466:Barium Sulfate; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003287:Contrast Media; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D018662:Fundoplication; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D011859:Radiography; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D001466:Barium Sulfate