[Surgical treatment for severe stenosis of esophageal access].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the surgical management for the severe stenosis of peripheral esophageal access.


METHODS
Twenty-three patients who underwent severe stenosis of peripheral esophageal access from 2000 to 2009, were retrospectively reviewed. The surgical plan was selected by considering the stage of stenosis, dilatation, reconstruction of hypopharynx, oesophagus or larynx.


RESULTS
Twenty-two patients resumed a normal oral diet and 21 cases succeeded in decannulation, no stenosis recurred after a 1-9 years follow-up.


CONCLUSIONS
The severe stenosis of peripheral esophageal access can get good results when the appropriate surgical plan were choice.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200080, China. xjmdsh@yahoo.com.cn
Jin
J
Xie
Pin
P
Dong
Bin
B
Jin
Ziwei
Z
Yu
Keyong
K
Li
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004944:Esophagoplasty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult